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Constitutional Law in Context(3rd Edition)
Volume 1 - Third Edition (Carolina Academic Press)
by Michael Kent Curtis, J. Wilson Parker, Davison M. Douglas, Paul Finkelman, William G. Ross
Hardcover, 1,098 Pages, Published 2010 by Carolina Academic Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-59460-811-7, ISBN: 1-59460-811-3

"Through both historical essays and a timeline of American constitutional history, Constitutional Law in Context helps students understand constitutional law in light of cases, doctrine, constitutional analysis, federalism, and historical context. It covers both structure of government and individual liberty cases, and it includes a substantial chapter on free speech. In addition, the book provides historical context for the cases. The c ..."

Constitutional Law in Context, Volume 2 - Third Edition(3rd Edition)
(Law Casebook)
by Michael Kent Curtis, J. Wilson Parker, Davison M. Douglas, Paul Finkelman, William G. Ross
Hardcover, 1,120 Pages, Published 2011 by Carolina Academic Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-59460-812-4, ISBN: 1-59460-812-1

1(2nd Edition)
Constitutional Law in Context (Carolina Academic Press Law Casebook)
by Davison M. Douglas, Paul Finkelman, J. Wilson Parker, Michael Kent Curtis
Hardcover, 1,104 Pages, Published 2006 by Carolina Academic Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-59460-196-5, ISBN: 1-59460-196-8

"Constitutional Law in Context (two volumes) puts major constitutional developments into historical perspective by helping students see how doctrinal developments were shaped by historical context and how historical developments affecting one doctrine often influenced other doctrines as well. Obvious examples include changes in commerce clause doctrine, substantive due process, and law related to race and gender. The chapter on incorpora ..."

Constitutional Law in Context, Volume 2, ,(2nd Edition)
(Carolina Academic Press Law Casebook)
by Davison M. Douglas, Paul Finkelman, J. Wilson Parker, Michael Kent Curtis
Hardcover, 940 Pages, Published 2006 by Carolina Academic Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-59460-197-2, ISBN: 1-59460-197-6

"Book by J. Wilson Parker, Davison M. Douglas, Paul Finkelman"

Local Matters
Race, Crime, and Justice in the Nineteenth-Century South (Studies in the Legal History of the South Ser.)
by Prof Christopher Waldrep, Donald G. Nieman, Timothy Huebner, Ariela J. Gross, Judith Schafer, Laura F. Edwards, Lou Falkner Williams, Sally E. Hadden, Michael W. Fitzgerald, Paul Finkelman, Professor Michael Fitzgerald, University Paul Finkelman
Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 2011 by University Of Georgia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-4081-4, ISBN: 0-8203-4081-2

"Much of the current reassessment of race, culture, and criminal justice in the nineteenth-century South has been based on intensive community studies. Drawing on previously untapped sources, the nine original papers collected here represent some of the best new work on how racial justice can be shaped by the particulars of time and place.Although each essay is anchored in the local, several important larger themes emerge across the volu ..."

America(3rd Edition)
A Concise History 3rd Ed Vol 1 + The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano 2nd Ed + The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 2nd Ed + Dred Scott v. Sandford + Judith Sargent Murray
by James A. Henretta, David Brody, Lynn Dumenil, Olaudah Equiano, Frederick Douglass, Paul Finkelman, Sheila L. Skemp, Robert J. Allison, David W. Blight
Hardcover, Published 2008 by Bedford/St. Martin's
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-56691-3, ISBN: 0-312-56691-3

The Political Lincoln(1st Edition)
An Encyclopedia
by Martin J. Hershock, Paul Finkelman
Hardcover, 607 Pages, Published 2008 by Cq Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-87289-486-0, ISBN: 0-87289-486-X

"Drawing on the latest in Lincoln scholarship, The Political Lincoln: An Encyclopediapublished to coincide with the bicentennial of Lincolns birthuniquely addresses the political aspects of the sixteenth presidents actions, influence, and legacy. Detailed entries present sophisticated yet accessible analysis of Lincolns democratic ideas and policies about slavery and emancipation, the emergence of the Republican Party, how Lincoln viewed ..."

American Promise 3e V1 & Telecourse Guide for Shaping America V1 & New York Conspiracy Trials of 1741 & Dred Scott v. Sandford(3rd Edition)
by James L. Roark, Michael P. Johnson, Patricia Cline Cohen, Sarah Stage, Alan Lawson, Susan M. Hartmann, Kenneth G. Alfers, Serena R. Zabin, Paul Finkelman
Hardcover, Published 2006 by Bedford/St. Martin's
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-47143-9, ISBN: 0-312-47143-2

The Constitution, Law, and American Life(Reprint)
Critical Aspects of the Nineteenth-Century Experience
by Donald G. Nieman, Harold L. Platt, Michael Les Benedict, John S. Hughes, Phillip Shaw Paludan, University Paul Finkelman, Norma Basch, David T. Courtwright
Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 2011 by University Of Georgia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-4039-5, ISBN: 0-8203-4039-1

"Despite the absence of lawyers, much of the discussion was carried on in a constitutional idiom, and delegates frequently invoked constitutional principles to support their arguments. Of particular concern was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, a federal measure that denied alleged fugitives basic procedural rights essential to protect their freedom: the right to habeas corpus, to be represented by counsel, to testify and summon witne ..."

Slave Laws in Virginia
(Studies in the Legal History of the South Ser.)
by Philip J. Schwarz, Paul Finkelman, Timothy S. Huebner
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Georgia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-3516-2, ISBN: 0-8203-3516-9

"The five essays in "Slave Laws in Virginia" explore two centuries of the ever-changing relationship between a major slave society and the laws that guided it. The topics covered are diverse, including the African judicial background of African American slaves, Thomas Jefferson's relationship with the laws of slavery, the capital punishment of slaves, nineteenth-century penal transportation of slaves from Virginia as related to the inter ..."

Toward a Usable Past
Liberty Under State Constitutions
by Paul Finkelman, Stephen E. Gottlieb, Kermit Hall, Peter Onuf, William Wiecek, Morton J. Horwitz, Thomas James, Donald S. Lutz, Burt Neuborne, Charles J. Ogletree, Mary L. Dudziak, Lawrence M. Friedman, James A. Henretta, J. Morgan Kousser, H. Jefferson Powell, Suzanna Sherry, Ellen A. Peters, University Paul Finkelman
Paperback, 462 Pages, Published 2009 by University Of Georgia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-3496-7, ISBN: 0-8203-3496-0

"The United States Supreme Court's relegation of many rights to definition under state constitutional law, combined with the tendency of recent administrations to entrust the states with the task of preserving individual rights, is increasingly making state constitutions the arena where the battles to preserve the rights to life, liberty, property, due process, and equal protection of laws must be fought. Ranging in time from the late 1 ..."

The History of Nebraska Law(1st Edition)
(Law Society & Politics in the Midwest)
by Alan G. Gless, Paul Finkelman, John V. Hendry
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2008 by Ohio University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8214-1787-4, ISBN: 0-8214-1787-8

"In the aftermath of the Civil War, legislators in the Nebraska Territory grappled with the responsibility of forming a state government as well as with the larger issues of reconstructing the Union, protecting civil rights, and redefining federal-state relations. In the years that followed, Nebraskans coped with regional and national economic collapses. Nebraska women struggled for full recognition in the legal profession. Meyer v. Nebr ..."

The History of Michigan Law
(Law Society & Politics in the Midwest)
by Paul Finkelman, Martin J. Hershock, Clifford W. Taylor
Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2006 by Ohio University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8214-1661-7, ISBN: 0-8214-1661-8

"The History of Michigan Law offers the first serious survey of Michigan's rich legal past. Michigan was among the first states to admit African-Americans and women to its law schools and was the first governmental entity to abolish the death penalty. Additionally, the state, unlike its midwestern neighbors, did not enact racial exclusion laws in the post-Civil War era. Michigan has also played a leading role in developing modern rape la ..."

Journal of Supreme Court History, 2010, Vol. 35
by Melvin I. Urofsky, David H. Souter, Cliff Sloan, Robert K. Faulkner, Lucas E. Morel, James F. Simon, Paul Finkelman, Daniel Grier Stephenson
285 Pages, Published 2010
ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-3845-4, ISBN: 1-4443-3845-5

Jefferson vs. Hamilton & Benjamin and William Franklin & Defending Slavery Format
Quantity pack
by Sheila L. Skemp, Paul Finkelman, Cunningham Noble E.
Hardcover, Published 2012 by Bedford/St Martins
ISBN-13: 978-1-4576-5927-0, ISBN: 1-4576-5927-1

Law Society and Politics in the Midwest Ser.
Justice and Legal Change on the Shores of Lake Erie : A History of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
by Paul Finkelman, Roberta Sue Alexander
360 Pages, Published 2012 by Ohio University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8214-4416-0, ISBN: 0-8214-4416-6

"Harvard University Press, 2010). For statistics on the increase in habeas petitions across the district courts, see, e.g., Nancy J. King, Fred L. Cheesman II, and Brian Ostrom, Final Technical Report: Habeas Litigation in U.S. District Courts (August 21, 2007), available at https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/219559.pdf. Fred L. Cheesman II, Roger A. Hanson, and Brian J. Ostrom, “A Tale of Two Laws: The U.S. Congress Confron ..."

Perspective Hist of Congress 1801-1877 Ser.
In the Shadow of Freedom : The Politics of Slavery in the National Capital
by Paul Finkelman, Donald R. Kennon
248 Pages, Published 2011 by Ohio University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8214-4349-1, ISBN: 0-8214-4349-6

"29 Bailey did not regard Washington as an especially corrupting location. He praised the resident population as “intelligent, moral, and religious.” But he realized that northern congressmen, who usually left their families at home, were lonely and easily dispirited. Therefore, in September 1848 he es- tablished the Washington Free-Soil Association, administered first by a pious young editorial assistant, and later by his Washingto ..."

Perspective Hist of Congress 1801-1877 Ser.
Congress and the Crisis of the 1850s
by Paul Finkelman, Donald R. Kennon
264 Pages, Published 2011 by Ohio University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8214-4399-6, ISBN: 0-8214-4399-2

"This volume of new essays examines many of these issues, helping us better understand the failure of political leadership in the decade that led to the Civil War."

America(4th Edition)
A Concise History 4e V1 & Dred Scott v. Sandford & Salem Witch Hunt & Manifest Destiny and American Territorial Expansion
by James A. Henretta, David Brody, Paul Finkelman, Richard Godbeer, Amy S. Greenberg, Varios Autores
Paperback, Published 2011 by Bedford/St. Martin's
ISBN-13: 978-1-4576-2274-8, ISBN: 1-4576-2274-2

Millard Fillmore
The American Presidents Series: The 13th President, 1850-1853
by Paul Finkelman
192 Pages, Published 2011 by Macmillan
ISBN-13: 978-1-4299-2301-9, ISBN: 1-4299-2301-6

"... on Millard Fillmore Annette Gordon-Reed on Andrew Johnson Henry F. Graff on Grover Cleveland David Greenberg on Calvin Coolidge Gary Hart on James Monroe Michael F. Holt on Franklin Pierce Roy Jenkins on Franklin Delano Roosevelt Zachary Karabell on Chester Alan Arthur Lewis H. Lapham on William Howard Taft William E. Leuchtenburg on Herbert Hoover James Mann on George W. Bush Gary May on John Tyler George McGovern on Abraham L ..."