In preparing the long-awaited second edition of his well-liked text; Kent Newmyer consulted the best and most relevant of the recent scholarship on the antebellum Court; prompting him to revise important points in the story of the Court’s evolution. Nevertheless; the revised edition of the text retains the basic format and the conceptual premise of the original: the unique contributions of the Marshall and Taney courts taken together laid the foundation for the modern institution. Understanding the Supreme Court during its formative period provides useful insights into its continued (and hotly debated) involvement in shaping American society. Seminal cases that came before the Court; such as Marbury v. Madison and Dred Scott v. Sanford are examined in detail. Besides touting a thoroughly revised bibliographical essay; the second edition of The Supreme Court under Marshall and Taney includes an entirely new bank of illustrations and an index of important cases; making it perfect as supplementary reading for the U.S. history survey as well as courses in U.S. legal history and the history of the Early Republic.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Arkadiusz KulaGreat author; and well written book.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerSad but true.7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Key to understandingBy Lost JohnPublished on 30th April 2015; and researched and written between July 2014 and January 2015; this is currently one of the most up to date books on the subject of Ukraine's Euromaidan Revolution; the Russian annexation of Crimea; and ongoing conflict in the Donbas. It has to be said too that; thanks to Anders Ã…slund's long association with Ukraine; it is also one of the best informed. (Ã…slund served as an advisor to President Leonid Kuchma as long ago as 1994; and since then has built-up contacts with a wide range of political movers and shakers in Ukraine.)More up to date books will no doubt soon be along; but even as that happens this book will still be of value as it concentrates most heavily not on describing what has occurred in the past (that serves as background); but on policy prescriptions for the immediate future. And 'immediate' is the byword. Ã…slund is adamant that the moment of the crisis presented by the economic and military situations pertaining at the time he wrote his book must be seized; as it makes possible radical changes to institutional; legal and other structures that could not be achieved at other times.Ukraine's great problem ever since independence in 1991 has been corruption. It assumed astronomic proportions during the Yanukovych presidency - and the Euromaidan's demand for an Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union was underpinned by the understanding that the conditions of the AA would progressively eliminate corruption - but corruption was at all times endemic and; most disappointingly of all; was scarcely checked by the 2004 Orange Revolution or the Yushenko presidency that followed. Ã…slund prescribes reform at the top and from the top; with wholesale removal of those who were entrenched in corruption in law enforcement and the judiciary; and in all areas of government administration.'Political reform must come first' is one of his chapter headings; followed by 'Next comes reform of Ukraine's state'. Then he goes on to 'Achieving financial stability and sustainability'; in the course of which he looks at taxation and banking. Then he turns to 'Cleaning up the energy sector'; and finally 'Social policy cannot wait'. In the last he looks at pensions; healthcare; schooling and higher education.In every area examined; Ã…slund makes detailed recommendations for reform. In some cases; especially at the top and in the judiciary; dispensing with recent office-holders will (already has) created a need for many suitably qualified replacements. Ã…slund hopes that some of the international Ukrainian diaspora and other foreign nationals might be attracted to fill the gaps.Ã…slund has great respect for the clean-up of Georgian government and administration that was achieved under the 2004-2013 presidency of Mikheil Saakashvili; following the 2003 Rose Revolution. He notes with evident approval the appointment of the former health minister of Georgia; Aleksandre Kvitashvili; to the same position in Ukraine.Since Ã…slund's book went to press there have been further Georgian appointments to senior positions in Ukraine; including Saakashvili himself; who is now the Governor of Odessa. It appears that much of what Ã…slund advocates is being implemented. His book is therefore key to understanding some of the most positive and constructive developments that are currently occurring in Ukraine.
