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OverviewEarl Warren and the Struggle for Justice explores the remarkable life of one of the leading public figures and jurists of twentieth century America. Based on newly available source materials, it traces Warren’s progressive vision of government from its origins in the fight against urban corruption in Oakland, California during the 1930s to its culmination in the effort to professionalize public school administration, law enforcement, and the management of the electoral process under the auspices of the U.S. Constitution. Although Warren’s major social justice decisions strengthened democracy at a crucial juncture in American and world history, in times of crisis his excessive deference to national security officials sometimes jeopardized other core human rights, as shown in his approaches to the Japanese internment and the investigation into the assassination of President John Kennedy. The book offers accessible and fresh insights into the dynamics of the Supreme Court and the accomplishments of Earl Warren, the man, jurist, and political leader. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul MokePublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.594kg ISBN: 9781498520157ISBN 10: 1498520154 Pages: 394 Publication Date: 19 May 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. Earl Warren and the People’s Court Part I. Childhood, Education, and Early Career Chapter 2. Coming of Age Chapter 3. The D.A. On the Waterfront Part II: Finding a National Voice Chapter 4. The War at Home Chapter 5. California’s Favorite Son Part III: Earl Warren on the Bench Chapter 6. A Day That Will Live in Glory Chapter 7. All Deliberate Speed Chapter 8. The Super Chief Chapter 9. The Warren Court and the Civil Rights Movement Chapter 10. Reforming Criminal Justice Part IV. Earl Warren Off the Bench Chapter 11. An Incident in Dallas Chapter 12. The Warren Commission and the Kennedy Assassination Part V. Conclusion Chapter 13. The End of the Warren Court Chapter 14. The Legacy of Earl Warren Bibliography About the AuthorReviewsA thoroughly researched account of Warren's extraordinary life that draws on newly available original sources and provides a comprehensive portrait of his major contributions to 20th Century justice in the U.S., both on and off the bench. -- Howard Tolley, University of Cincinnati This book presents the details of Warren's life and career, including some of his best known Supreme Court decisions, in an accessible fashion. Persons without legal training will be able to get a good sense of Warren's contributions. Likewise, it responds, in a way that other books on Warren have not, to the 'conservative' criticism of the Warren Court that has surfaced in the last decade. -- G. Edward White, University of Virginia School of Law The book presents additional insight into the work of the Warren Commission. Wilmington News-Journal Moke argues that Earl Warren was one of the central political figures of his time. Warren, who had been attorney general and governor of California, was chief justice from 1953 to 1969; he participated in the civil rights revolution that benefited African Americans, the cases that were meant to enforce the rights of criminally accused persons, and the court-ordered reapportionments of legislatures based on the one-person, one-vote principle. Moke's thesis is easily proven; Warren is considered so influential in these developments that the period is commonly called the Warren Era. Moke mines previously plundered archives and contributes some new material from the 1930s...Moke makes a contribution, showing how the attorney general who supported the Japanese exclusion of 1942 developed into the author of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 and how the prosecutor who carelessly disregarded the rights of accused persons in the 1930s grew into the defender of the Miranda warning. But in 1964, Moke notes, Warren failed to 'speak truth to power' as the chairman of the Warren Commission. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers and undergraduate students. CHOICE Author InformationPaul Moke is professor of political science at Wilmington College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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