The Supreme Court may appear to be a less political body than Congress or the executive branch, but in fact it is a fundamentally political institution, deeply engaged in the struggles for power that shape American politics and society. David O'Brien shows students how the Supreme Court is a "storm center" of political controversy, where personality, politics, law, and justice ...(展开全部)

戴维·奥布赖恩（David M.O’Brien）：声名卓著的美国最高法院研究专家，弗吉尼亚大学政府与外交学讲座教授，曾深入最高法院，担任司法研究员和研究助理两年。编辑出版有两卷本的《宪法法与宪法政治》（Constitutional Law and Politics，第6版），参与编写了《民治政府》（Government By the People，第19-21版）。 胡晓进：中国政法大学讲师，南京大学历史学博士，长于美国史研究，代表作品有《在宪政舞台上：美国最高法院的历史轨迹》（合著），《美国最高法院》（合译）、《政治和命运》（合译）。 任东来：美国宪政史、中美关系史专家，南京大学-霍普金斯大学中美文化研究中心教授，代表作品有《美国宪政历程：塑造美国的25 个司法大案》、《在宪政舞台上：美国最高法院的历史轨迹》等。

戴维·奥布赖恩（David M.O’Brien）：声名卓著的美国最高法院研究专家，弗吉尼亚大学政府与外交学讲座教授，曾深入最高法院，担任司法研究员和研究助理两年。编辑出版有两卷本的《宪法法与宪法政治》（Constitutional Law and Politics，第6版），参与编写了《民治政府》（Government By the People，第19-21版）。 胡晓进：中国政法大学讲师，南京大学历史学博士，长于美国史研究，代表作品有《在宪政舞台上：美国最高法院的历史轨迹》（合著），《美国最高法院》（合译）、《政治和命运》（合译）。 任东来：美国宪政史、中美关系史专家，南京大学-霍普金斯大学中美文化研究中心教授，代表作品有《美国宪政历程：塑造美国的25 个司法大案》、《在宪政舞台上：美国最高法院的历史轨迹》等。

A new edition of an accessible introduction to the ancient New World civilization incorporates the latest archaeological findings, including the discoveries of San Bartolo murals, new information about the founders of the Tikal and Copan communities, and the regional significance of the Ek' Balam kingdom. Original.

杰夫·谢索 Jeff Shesol 美国知名历史学家、政治评论家。曾于1998至2001年间担任白宫撰稿人，后任教于普林斯顿大学，现为West Wing Writers组织的联合创始人。杰夫·谢索是公认的“讲故事绝佳高手”，文章常见于《纽约客》《纽约时报》《华盛顿邮报》等著名媒体，美国前总统比尔·克林顿称其为“他那一代人中最雄辩的历史学家之一”。《至高权力》是他最为知名的作品，出版后广受好评，得到多家学术期刊及媒体推荐。 陈平 北京工业大学文法学部讲师，法学博士，研究方向为美国社会文化。

"A stunning work of history."—Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of No Ordinary Time and Team of Rivals Beginning in 1935, the Supreme Court's conservative majority left much of FDR's agenda in ruins. The pillars of the New Deal fell in short succession. It was not just the New Deal but democracy itself that stood on trial. In February 1937, Roosevelt struck back with an audaci...(展开全部)

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)

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)

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)