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The Politics of Rights: Lawyers, Public Policy, and Political Change Edition, with a Edition
Contributor(s): Scheingold, Stuart a. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0472030051     ISBN-13: 9780472030057
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
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Published: April 2004
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Annotation: Stuart A. Scheingold's landmark work introduced a new understanding of the contribution of rights to progressive social movements, and it continues to stand out as a seminal and provocative book bridging political science and sociolegal studies. Since its original publication, a flourishing body of scholarship has been built on the foundations laid in the original volume. In his new preface, the author provides a cogent and constructive analysis of this new scholarship -- which constitutes the legacy of the first edition and the occasion for this thirtieth anniversary second edition. Malcolm Feeley of the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, also contributes a new foreword tracing the intellectual roots of The Politics of Rights to the classic texts of social theory and sociolegal studies.
Stuart A. Scheingold is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Washington.
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Civil Rights
- Law | Constitutional
- Law | Legal Profession
Dewey: 342.730
LCCN: 2004044000
Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.2" W x 8.1" L (0.68 lbs) 224 pages
Features: Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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Stuart A. Scheingold's landmark work introduced a new understanding of the contribution of rights to progressive social movements, and thirty years later it still stands as a pioneering and provocative work, bridging political science and sociolegal studies. In the preface to this new edition, the author provides a cogent analysis of the burgeoning scholarship that has been built on the foundations laid in his original volume. A new foreword from Malcolm Feeley of Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law traces the intellectual roots of The Politics of Rights to the classic texts of social theory and sociolegal studies.

Scheingold presents a clear, thoughtful discussion of the ways in which rights can both empower and constrain those seeking change in American society. While much of the writing on rights is abstract and obscure, The Politics of Rights stands out as an accessible and engaging discussion.
-Gerald N. Rosenberg, University of Chicago

This book has already exerted an enormous influence on two generations of scholars. It has had an enormous influence on political scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists, as well as historians and legal scholars. With this new edition, this influence is likely to continue for still more generations. The Politics of Rights has, I believe, become an American classic.
-Malcolm Feeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, from the foreword

Stuart A. Scheingold is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Washington.
 
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