Constitutional Bricolage.
Uniquely blending anthropological and exchange theory, Professor Garvey offers a new interpretation of American constitutional development. His thesis: judicial reliance on a limited stock of received forms has inhibited the development of new concepts that could adequately reflect fundamental chang...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton University Press,
2015.
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| Series: | Princeton legacy library.
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| Summary: | Uniquely blending anthropological and exchange theory, Professor Garvey offers a new interpretation of American constitutional development. His thesis: judicial reliance on a limited stock of received forms has inhibited the development of new concepts that could adequately reflect fundamental changes in society. Professor Garvey reviews the history of the Supreme Court in light of the ""bricolage"" theory. The Court, by interpreting the Constitution to effect laissez-faire and Social Darwinism, helped bring about a society ostensibly patterned on the buyer-seller model, marked by free exchan. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 132288658X 9781322886589 9781400869107 1400869102 0691075395 9780691075396 |