Constitutional Bricolage.
Garvey, Gerald.
Constitutional Bricolage. - Princeton University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource. - Princeton Legacy Library .
Includes bibliographies and index.
PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; I. THE SYNTACTIC APPROACH AND THE PRIMACY OF FORM ; II. THE LAW OF RULES; III. THE FRAMERS' POLITICAL SYNTAX; IV. THE LEGAL HUMOUR IN AMERICA; V. TANEY AND CONSTITUTIONAL BRiCOLAGE; VI. HELPING THE FITTEST SURVIVE; VII. THE LIBERATION OF THE STATE; VIII. TOWARD A NEW POLITICAL SYNTAX: BEYOND BRICOLAGE; INDEX.
Uniquely blending anthropological and exchange theory, Professor Garvey offers a new interpretation of American constitutional development. His thesis: judicial reliance on a limited stock of received forms has inhibited the development of new concepts that could adequately reflect fundamental changes in society. Professor Garvey reviews the history of the Supreme Court in light of the ""bricolage"" theory. The Court, by interpreting the Constitution to effect laissez-faire and Social Darwinism, helped bring about a society ostensibly patterned on the buyer-seller model, marked by free exchan.
9781322886589 9781400869107 9780691075396
Constitutional history--United States.
Electronic Books.
KF4541 / .C667 2015
Constitutional Bricolage. - Princeton University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource. - Princeton Legacy Library .
Includes bibliographies and index.
PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; I. THE SYNTACTIC APPROACH AND THE PRIMACY OF FORM ; II. THE LAW OF RULES; III. THE FRAMERS' POLITICAL SYNTAX; IV. THE LEGAL HUMOUR IN AMERICA; V. TANEY AND CONSTITUTIONAL BRiCOLAGE; VI. HELPING THE FITTEST SURVIVE; VII. THE LIBERATION OF THE STATE; VIII. TOWARD A NEW POLITICAL SYNTAX: BEYOND BRICOLAGE; INDEX.
Uniquely blending anthropological and exchange theory, Professor Garvey offers a new interpretation of American constitutional development. His thesis: judicial reliance on a limited stock of received forms has inhibited the development of new concepts that could adequately reflect fundamental changes in society. Professor Garvey reviews the history of the Supreme Court in light of the ""bricolage"" theory. The Court, by interpreting the Constitution to effect laissez-faire and Social Darwinism, helped bring about a society ostensibly patterned on the buyer-seller model, marked by free exchan.
9781322886589 9781400869107 9780691075396
Constitutional history--United States.
Electronic Books.
KF4541 / .C667 2015