{"product_id":"we-the-people-9780674983946","title":"We the People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Civil Rights Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e carries Bruce Ackerman's sweeping reinterpretation of constitutional history into the era beginning with \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e. From Rosa Parks's courageous defiance, to Martin Luther King's resounding cadences in \"I Have a Dream,\" to Lyndon Johnson's leadership of Congress, to the Supreme Court's decisions redefining the meaning of equality, the movement to end racial discrimination decisively changed our understanding of the Constitution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Civil Rights Act turns 50 this year, and a wave of fine books accompanies the semicentennial. Ackerman's is the most ambitious; it is the third volume in an ongoing series on American constitutional history called \u003ci\u003eWe the People\u003c\/i\u003e. A professor of law and political science at Yale, Ackerman likens the act to a constitutional amendment in its significance to the country's legal development.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Michael O'Donnell, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ackerman weaves political theory with historical detail, explaining how the civil rights movement evolved from revolution to mass movement and then to statutory law...This fascinating book takes a new look at a much-covered topic.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Becky Kennedy, \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Ackerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674983946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAckerman, Bruce:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University and the award-winning author of eighteen books, including \u003ci\u003eSocial Justice in the Liberal State\u003c\/i\u003e and his multivolume constitutional history \u003ci\u003eWe the People\u003c\/i\u003e. His book \u003ci\u003eThe Stakeholder Society\u003c\/i\u003e (written with Anne Alstott) served as a basis for Tony Blair's introduction of child investment accounts in the United Kingdom. He contributes frequently to the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Ackerman is a member of the American Law Institute and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the recipient of the American Philosophical Society's Henry M. Phillips Prize for lifetime achievement in jurisprudence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Belknap Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43144588918899,"sku":"9.78067E+12","price":32.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_abcf47d4-f750-4b16-b13c-18a48537a0a4.jpg?v=1750506491","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/we-the-people-9780674983946","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}