Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Informationen zum Autor G. Edward White is David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor at the University of Virginia School of Law. His books include Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law and the Inner Self, Alger Hiss's Looking Glass Wars, and several other works of biography and law. Klappentext Known as the "Great Dissenter," Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. wrote some of the most eloquent opinions in the history of the United States Supreme Court. Now, in this superb short biography, White offers readers a lively, informative portrait of this singular individual. Zusammenfassung Known as the 'Great Dissenter,' Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr wrote some of the most eloquent opinions in the history of the United States Supreme Court. Holmes was responsible for some of the most important judicial opinions of the twentieth century. This biography offers readers a portrait of this singular individual.

Product details

• Authors: G Edward White, G. Edward White
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2006
• EAN: 9780195305364
• ISBN: 978-0-19-530536-4
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Lives and Legacy Series; Lives and Legacies Series; Lives and Legacies; Lives and Legacies; Lives & Legacies (Oxford); Lives and Legacy Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, LAW / Courts, Rechtssysteme: Gerichte und Prozessordnung, LAW / Trial Practice, United States of America, USA, Biography: historical, political and military, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures