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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ellis WashingtonPublisher: University Press of America Imprint: University Press of America Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 23.90cm Weight: 0.780kg ISBN: 9780761866480ISBN 10: 0761866485 Pages: 408 Publication Date: 21 November 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsEpigraph Acknowledgments Prologue Chapter One - On Law Chapter Two - On Politics Chapter Three - On Foreign Policy Chapter Four - On Philosophy Chapter Five - On Aesthetics Chapter Six - On the Academy Chapter Seven - On Religion Chapter Eight - On Economics Chapter Nine - On Science and Medicine Chapter Ten - On Culture and Society Chapter Eleven - On History Epilogue Chapter Twelve - On Legal Scholarship Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen EndnotesReviewsWashington traverses the present to the past and back with swan-like elegance and effortlessness to trace the paths that have converged to bring us to the crossroad where we stand today. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to connect the dots between history, politics and morality. Ellis Washington is the Thomas Sowell of his generation. -- Ann Fishman, legal analyst; founder of Liberty Legal Foundation International There is an old saying which in its present iteration states 'pioneers get slaughtered while settlers prosper.' Ellis Washington is a pioneer. His insights, observations, and even future projections, despite their accuracy, are almost always ahead of the curve. What he writes today, others will write tomorrow. He just writes before others are ready to listen and the others get the gravy. -- Robert D'Agostino, Fmr. Dean and President, John Marshall Law School ... A shinning, yet alarming book at the dark side of American culture. A must read for anyone who cares about the future of the American nation. -- William Wagner, former Magistrate Judge, president/chairman of Salt and Light Global, LLC, professor, Trinity Law School Washington traverses the present to the past and back with swan-like elegance and effortlessness to trace the paths that have converged to bring us to the crossroad where we stand today. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to connect the dots between history, politics and morality. Ellis Washington is the Thomas Sowell of his generation. -- Ann Fishman, legal analyst; founder of Liberty Legal Foundation International There is an old saying which in its present iteration states ‘pioneers get slaughtered while settlers prosper.’ Ellis Washington is a pioneer. His insights, observations, and even future projections, despite their accuracy, are almost always ahead of the curve. What he writes today, others will write tomorrow. He just writes before others are ready to listen and the others get the gravy. -- Robert D’Agostino, Fmr. Dean and President, John Marshall Law School . . . A shinning, yet alarming book at the dark side of American culture. A must read for anyone who cares about the future of the American nation. -- William Wagner, former Magistrate Judge, president/chairman of Salt and Light Global, LLC, professor, Trinity Law School Author InformationEllis Washington is a former editor of the Michigan Law Review and law clerk at The Rutherford Institute. He is the Director of Salt and Light Global, LLC, a Christian religious liberties organization, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the National Paralegal College where he teaches legal ethics, constitutional law, administrative law, contracts, American government, history and advanced legal writing. Since 2010 Washington has been a co-host on Joshua's Trial, a radio show of Christian conservative thought. He is a graduate of DePauw University (B.M. 1983), University of Michigan (M.M. 1986), John Marshall Law School (J.D. 1994) and post-graduate studies in history and law at Harvard and Michigan State University. For over 30 years Professor Washington has written extensively on constitutional law, jurisprudence, legal history, literary criticism, politics, philosophy, political philosophy, critical race theory and on numerous other subjects. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |