Radicals in Their Own Time - Four Hundred Years of Struggle for Liberty Equal Justice in America

Informationen zum Autor Michael A. Lawrence is Professor of Law at Michigan State University College of Law, where he teaches courses on constitutional law, international law, and property. He is also currently Associate Dean for Graduate and International Programs and was Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2001 to 2003. Professor Lawrence frequently lectures and teaches short courses on these and other topics in various countries around the world. Klappentext Explores the lives of five Americans who agitated for greater freedom in America, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and W. E. B. Du Bois. Zusammenfassung Explores the lives of five Americans who agitated for greater freedom in America: Roger Williams! Thomas Paine! Elizabeth Cady Stanton! W. E. B. Du Bois and Vine Deloria! Jr! and argues that part of what makes these figures compelling is their willingness to pay the price for their convictions. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Roger Williams: freeborn; 2. Thomas Paine: revolution; 3. Elizabeth Cady Stanton: gender wars; 4. W. E. B. Du Bois: American apartheid; 5. Vine Deloria, Jr: betrayals and bridges.

Product details

• Authors: Michael A. Lawrence, Michael Anthony Lawrence, Lawrence Michael Anthony
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.12.2010
• EAN: 9780521193665
• ISBN: 978-0-521-19366-5
• No. of pages: 408
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; HISTORY / United States / General, International Law, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Civics and citizenship, Political activism / Political engagement