Guardians of the Moral Order: The Legal Philosophy of the Supreme Court, 1860–1910
Author:   Mark Warren Bailey
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
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9780875803203


Pages:   305
Publication Date:   06 January 2004
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Mark Warren Bailey
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Northern Illinois University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780875803203


ISBN 10:   0875803202
Pages:   305
Publication Date:   06 January 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents List of Tables Introduction 1. American Legal History: The Problem of Ideology, Epistemology, and Typology 2. The Pattern of Antebellum College and Legal Education 3. Moral Philosophy: A Theoretical Science 4. Moral Philosophy: A Practical Science 5. Law and Society in the Context of Providential Design 6. Moral Accountability, the Facultative State, and the Police Power 7. Laissez-faire Constitutionalism and the Moral Economy 8. The Moral Order Endangered Conclusion Appendix I Appendix II Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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"""With convincing detail [Bailey] recounts the concepts, assumptions, tenets, and teachings of antebellum moral science.""—Law and History Review ""An engaging and well-argued interpretation of the Court, full of intellectual surprises and new insights.""—Kermit Hall, Utah State University ""A significant contribution to legal history that offers a clear application of nineteenth-century moral philosophy to the work of the Supreme Court.""—William LaPiana, New York Law School"


An engaging and well-argued interpretation of the Court, full of intellectual surprises and new insights. - Kermit Hall, Utah State University; A significant contribution to legal history that offers a clear application of nineteenth-century moral philosophy to the work of the Supreme Court. - William LaPiana, New York Law School


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Mark Warren Bailey is an independent history scholar who has published several articles on American legal history.

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