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American Political Trials, 2nd Edition
An updated and expanded revision of a popular book published in 1981, American Political Trials examines the role of politicized criminal trials and impeachments in U.S. history from the early colonial era to the late 20th century.
| Author(s) | By Michal R. Belknap. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 352 |
| Published in | United States |
| Published | 28 Feb 1994 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
An updated and expanded revision of a popular book published in 1981, American Political Trials examines the role of politicized criminal trials and impeachments in U.S. history from the early colonial era to the late 20th century.
Preface Introduction: Political Trials in the American Past by Michal R. Belknap 'To Bee Rooted Out of Her Station': The Ordeal of Anne Hutchinson by Sandra F. VanBurkleo Politics, the Press, and the Law: The Trial of John Peter Zenger by Paul Finkelm
MICHAL R. BELKNAP is Professor of Law at California Western School of Law and Adjunct Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego. The author of Cold War Political Justice and Federal Law and Southern Order, his most recent book is To
