On Trial American History Through Court Proceedings and Hearings, Volume 2

Name: On Trial American History Through Court Proceedings and Hearings, Volume 2
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ISBN: 9781881089261

ISBN-10: 1881089266

ISBN-13: 9781881089261

Edition: 1998

Authors: Robert D. Marcus, Anthony Marcus

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The trials and hearings presented in the two volumes of On Trial capture much of American history in the intensity of courtroom confrontation and argument. Judicial proceedings have long fascinated both historians and the general public. Newspapers give extensive coverage both to trials that command national attention and to the many that appeal to local interest. Examining these trials and hearings makes possible not only an understanding of the larger issues surrounding them, but a deepened perception of the society in which each occurred. As Natalie Zemon Davis writes, "a remarkable dispute can sometimes uncover motivations and values that are lost in the welter of the everyday." On…

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List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/6/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.10" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Anthony Marcus is an urban anthropologist from New York City, currently a senior lecturer in International Development at the University of Melbourne in Australia. He has done research in New York, Havana, Mexico City, and Nairobi and published extensively in anthropology and American history.




Reconstructing in the South: The Lynching of Jim Williams, 1871



Women's Rights: The Susan B. Anthony Trial, 1873



The West: The Trial of Frank James for Train Robbery and Murder, 1883



Labor's martyrs: The Haymarket Trial, 1886



Shame of the Cities: The Edward Butler Trial, 1902



Progressive Jurisprudence: Muller v. Oregon, 1908



Dissent During World War I: The Kate O'Hare Trial, 1919



Evolution and the Bible: The Scopes Trial, 1925



Racial Justice: The Scottsboro Boys, 1931-37



Red Scare: The Army-McCarthy Hearings, 1954



Outlawing Segregation: Brown v. Board of Education, 1954



The Abortion Controversy: Roe v. Wade, 1973



Life and Death: In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan, 1976



Race and Gender: The Clarence Thomas Confirmation Hearing, 1991