Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet (Jewish Lives)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (901 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300230710 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is an ideal introduction to Brandeis' life for general readers.'' --Booklist (starred review) . Brandeis: American Prophetis not a full biographybut rather a concise and sympathetic exploration of Brandeis' main intellectual causesthat speak powerfully to our timesToday's polemics about what unfettered capitalism is doing to ordinary Americansis terrain Brandeis covered, more deeply, with more cogent suggestions for reform.'' --New York Times''This compact yet insightful book frames Supreme Court Justice Loui
Ronald H. Clark said The Thought and Character of Louis D. Brandeis. It is often the case that good things can come in smaller packages. This is certainly true of this perceptive study of Louis D. Brandeis (1856-19The Thought and Character of Louis D. Brandeis Ronald H. Clark It is often the case that good things can come in smaller packages. This is certainly true of this perceptive study of Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941), one of the Court's greatest Justices, among other accomplishments. While this book is part of Yale's acclaimed "Jewish Lives," series, the author cautions us that it is not meant to be a full biography but rather a 240 page condensed study of Brandeis's thought and character. The reader is referred to the major biographical studies of LDB, particularly Melvin Urofsky's nearly 1,000 page definitive analysis, if more biographical background is sought. However. 1), one of the Court's greatest Justices, among other accomplishments. While this book is part of Yale's acclaimed "Jewish Lives," series, the author cautions us that it is not meant to be a full biography but rather a "The Thought and Character of Louis D. Brandeis" according to Ronald H. Clark. It is often the case that good things can come in smaller packages. This is certainly true of this perceptive study of Louis D. Brandeis (1856-19The Thought and Character of Louis D. Brandeis Ronald H. Clark It is often the case that good things can come in smaller packages. This is certainly true of this perceptive study of Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941), one of the Court's greatest Justices, among other accomplishments. While this book is part of Yale's acclaimed "Jewish Lives," series, the author cautions us that it is not meant to be a full biography but rather a 240 page condensed study of Brandeis's thought and character. The reader is referred to the major biographical studies of LDB, particularly Melvin Urofsky's nearly 1,000 page definitive analysis, if more biographical background is sought. However. 1), one of the Court's greatest Justices, among other accomplishments. While this book is part of Yale's acclaimed "Jewish Lives," series, the author cautions us that it is not meant to be a full biography but rather a 2The Thought and Character of Louis D. Brandeis Ronald H. Clark It is often the case that good things can come in smaller packages. This is certainly true of this perceptive study of Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941), one of the Court's greatest Justices, among other accomplishments. While this book is part of Yale's acclaimed "Jewish Lives," series, the author cautions us that it is not meant to be a full biography but rather a 240 page condensed study of Brandeis's thought and character. The reader is referred to the major biographical studies of LDB, particularly Melvin Urofsky's nearly 1,000 page definitive analysis, if more biographical background is sought. However. 0 page condensed study of Brandeis's thought and character. The reader is referred to the major biographical studies of LDB, particularly Melvin Urofsky's nearly 1,000 page definitive analysis, if more biographical background is sought. However. The Thought and Character of Louis D. Brandeis Ronald H. Clark It is often the case that good things can come in smaller packages. This is certainly true of this perceptive study of Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941), one of the Court's greatest Justices, among other accomplishments. While this book is part of Yale's acclaimed "Jewish Lives," series, the author cautions us that it is not meant to be a full biography but rather a 240 page condensed study of Brandeis's thought and character. The reader is referred to the major biographical studies of LDB, particularly Melvin Urofsky's nearly 1,000 page definitive analysis, if more biographical background is sought. However. 0 page condensed study of Brandeis's thought and character. The reader is referred to the major biographical studies of LDB, particularly Melvin Urofsky's nearly 1,000 page definitive analysis, if more biographical background is sought. However. Pertinent today Jean In 2013 I read Melvin I. Urofsky’s “Louis D. Brandeis: A Life.” When I saw Rosen’s book on Brandeis, that was published in June 2016, I almost past it up, but then bought it. Brandeis is one of my historical heroes and I just wanted to see what Rosen had to say. I am very glad I did as the book is not really a biography of LDB but a review of his philosophies and legal decisions and how they relate to today problems. LDB was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Wilson one hundred years ago this year.Rosen built a case showing how Brandeis’ decisions and philosophy are. The People's Lawyer Ricardo Mio In a world rife with political cynicism, reading a biography of Louis D. Brandeis is a refreshing experience. Here is proof that one man committed to the best in humanity can make a difference. The author, Jeffrey Rosen, is a wonderfully clear and focused writer who examines Brandeis’ exceptional life in a mere 206 pages. The book concentrates on three aspects of Brandeis’ public career: as a crusader against “the curse of bigness” in business and government, as a Supreme Court Justice committed to individual rights, and (beginning at the age of 57) as leader of the Zionist moveme
In addition to writing the most famous article on the right to privacy, he also wrote the most important Supreme Court opinions about free speech, freedom from government surveillance, and freedom of thought and opinion. A riveting new examination of the leading progressive justice of his era, published in the centennial year of his confirmation to the U.S. Brandeis was “the Jewish Jefferson,” the greatest critic of what he called “the curse of bigness,” in business and government, since the author of the Declaration of Independence. Supreme Court According to Jeffrey Rosen, Louis D. And as the leader of the American Zionist movement, he convinced Woodrow Wilson and the British government to recognize a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Brandeis: American Prophet argues that Brandeis was the most farseeing constitutional philosopher of the twentieth century. Combining narrative biography with a passionate argument for why Brandeis matters today, Rosen explores what Brandeis, the Jeffersonian prophet, can teach us about historic and contemporary questions involving the Constitution, monopoly, corporate and federal power, technology, privacy, free speech, and Zionism..
Jeffrey Rosen is President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, professor of law at the George Washington University Law School, and a contributing editor of the Atlantic.