In a few thousand words the Constitution sets up the government of the United States and proclaims the basic human and political rights of its people. From the interpretation and elaboration of those words in over 500 volumes of Supreme Court cases comes the constitutional law that structures the United States government and defines the American people's individual relationship...(展开全部)

Charles Fried has been, by turns, advocate, judge and scholar in the field of constitutional law. He has now given us a wonderful book on the subject, a work of sparkling intelligence and moral maturity. Fried believes in the possibility of constitutional doctrine, in the careful and reasoned elaboration of constitutional principles over time. For those who think that the work ...(展开全部)

Lord Denning draws from a wide range of sources to support his arguments and incorporates coverage of many different cases, including that of the Russell baby, the Granada 'mole' and the case of Harriet Harman, all of which are selected on the grounds that 'the experience of the past points the way to the future'. The book also discusses the proposals for law reform which have ...(展开全部)

In this remarkable book, a national bestseller in hardcover, Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Supreme Court Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through history, people, ideas, and landmark cases, O’Connor sheds new light on the basics, explor...(展开全部)

At the heart of this astonishing novel is a true story of courage and endurance in the face of one of the most brutal civil wars the world has ever known. Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of other orphans on their long, long walk to Ethiopia, where they find safet...(展开全部)

今天要介紹的是他最新的一本書"What Is the What". 要談這本書呢得從頭開始說.80年代初期在蘇丹這塊土地上,佔多數及擁有政府優勢的阿拉伯裔,與位居南方主要為非洲裔的反抗軍開始了蘇丹的第二次內戰.政府軍在絕對優勢下迫使許多並未與反抗軍結盟,卻只因種族相同被一視同仁的普通居民開始逃難生活.這其中有一群小孩子,年齡大部分都在15歲以下,幾乎都是孤兒,獨自的穿越沙漠,途中經歷兇猛動物和政府軍的追殺,逃到了衣索比亞.這群孩子後來被國際間稱為"The Lost Boys of Sudan".書的主角Valentino Achak Deng就是Lost Boys的其中一員,在後來國際人道救援中,他被送到了美國.原本以為就此平靜的生活卻又因為自己非洲人的身分,又起了波折. 基本上這本書是以Achak這個人口述經歷,撰寫的一本書.故事一開始已經在美國亞...(展开全部)

J. G. A. 波考克，生于1924年，英国政治思想史学家，美国约翰•霍普金斯大学终身教授，以对现代早期的共和主义（尤其是欧洲大陆、英国与美国的共和主义）之研究、对英国普通法历史的著述、对爱德华•吉本与其他启蒙主义历史学家的态度以及对政治话语史的贡献而著称。其他著作有：《政治、语言与时间》、《马基雅维利时刻》、《德行、商业和历史》等。

J. G. A. 波考克，生于1924年，英国政治思想史学家，美国约翰•霍普金斯大学终身教授，以对现代早期的共和主义（尤其是欧洲大陆、英国与美国的共和主义）之研究、对英国普通法历史的著述、对爱德华•吉本与其他启蒙主义历史学家的态度以及对政治话语史的贡献而著称。其他著作有：《政治、语言与时间》、《马基雅维利时刻》、《德行、商业和历史》等。

J. G. A. 波考克，生于1924年，英国政治思想史学家，美国约翰•霍普金斯大学终身教授，以对现代早期的共和主义（尤其是欧洲大陆、英国与美国的共和主义）之研究、对英国普通法历史的著述、对爱德华•吉本与其他启蒙主义历史学家的态度以及对政治话语史的贡献而著称。其他著作有：《政治、语言与时间》、《马基雅维利时刻》、《德行、商业和历史》等。