Availability:In StockContributor:Michelle D. DeardorffPublish date:6/5/2025Pages:381
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009096362ISBN-10:1009096362UPC:9781009096362Book Category:Political ScienceBook Subcategory:American GovernmentSize:10.00 x 7.00 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.4617Product ID:SC3F68HF46
This text explores how the legal history and judicial decisions of the United States contribute to the dynamic societal debates Americans are having around race today. It pairs historical cases and primary sources with contextual commentary to ensure students comprehend how decisions from the past deeply impact the laws they have inherited, as well as shape contemporary issues and political movements. This framework also highlights the distinctive characteristics of the various time periods and how they connect to other eras to provide students with a full appreciation of the events and environments influencing cases. Written in an accessible and engaging style, it avoids the traditional focus of many caselaw books and instead promotes a sound understanding of the legal concepts and dynamics that inform current discussions of racial identities, challenging the usual development of doctrinal law and court decisions defining race. An Instructor Manual is available online, with additional teaching resources and assessment materials for each chapter, to foster meaningful class discussions about future choices and how to pursue a more equal nation.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009096362ISBN-10:1009096362UPC:9781009096362Book Category:Political ScienceBook Subcategory:American GovernmentSize:10.00 x 7.00 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.4617Product ID:SC3F68HF46
Deardorff, Michelle D.: - Michelle D. Deardorff is the Adolph S. Ochs Professor of Government at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The co-author of a two-volume constitutional law text and a popular American government text, her career includes decades at a historic Black university, a private college, and a regional public institution. She has served as a Fulbright Senior Specialist, on the governing council of the American Political Science Association, and as co-chair of the APSA Presidential Taskforce on Rethinking Political Science Education. From 1997 to 2017 she was part of the coalition which established the Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizenship and Democracy, to engage and educate all students and teachers seeking to understand democracy and civil rights in the United States.
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This text explores how the legal history and judicial decisions of the United States contribute to the dynamic societal debates Americans are having around race today. It pairs historical cases and primary sources with contextual commentary to ensure students comprehend how decisions from the past deeply impact the laws they have inherited, as well as shape contemporary issues and political movements. This framework also highlights the distinctive characteristics of the various time periods and how they connect to other eras to provide students with a full appreciation of the events and environments influencing cases. Written in an accessible and engaging style, it avoids the traditional focus of many caselaw books and instead promotes a sound understanding of the legal concepts and dynamics that inform current discussions of racial identities, challenging the usual development of doctrinal law and court decisions defining race. An Instructor Manual is available online, with additional teaching resources and assessment materials for each chapter, to foster meaningful class discussions about future choices and how to pursue a more equal nation.
Deardorff, Michelle D.: - Michelle D. Deardorff is the Adolph S. Ochs Professor of Government at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The co-author of a two-volume constitutional law text and a popular American government text, her career includes decades at a historic Black university, a private college, and a regional public institution. She has served as a Fulbright Senior Specialist, on the governing council of the American Political Science Association, and as co-chair of the APSA Presidential Taskforce on Rethinking Political Science Education. From 1997 to 2017 she was part of the coalition which established the Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizenship and Democracy, to engage and educate all students and teachers seeking to understand democracy and civil rights in the United States.
