The U.S. Supreme Court's democratic spaces
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書誌事項
The U.S. Supreme Court's democratic spaces
（Studies in American constitutional heritage / Justin Wert and Kyle Harper, series editors, v. 5）
University of Oklahoma Press, c2021
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The US Supreme Court's democratic spaces
The United States Supreme Court's democratic spaces
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Content Type: text (rdacontent), Media Type: unmediated (rdamedia), Carrier Type: volume (rdacarrier)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-198) and index
収録内容
- Democratic origins in function and form
- The American courthouse
- Evolution of the U.S. Supreme Court and its homes
- A civic interpretation of the U.S. Supreme Court building
- A cultural interpretation of the U.S. Supreme Court building
- Establishing the federal presence
- Conclusion : the rule of law in space and place
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Atop broad stone stairs flanked by statues of ancient lawgivers, the U.S. Supreme Court building stands as a shining temple to the American idea of justice. As solidly as the building occupies a physical space in the nation's capital, its architecture defines a cultural, social, and political space in the public imagination. Through these spaces, this book explores the home of the most revered institution of U.S. politics-its origin, history, and meaning as an expression of democratic principles.
The U.S. Supreme Court building opened its doors in 1935. Although it is a latecomer to the capital, the Court shares the neoclassical style of the older executive mansion and capitol building, and thus provides a coherent architectural representation of governmental power in the capital city. More than the story of the construction of one building or its technical architectural elements, The U.S. Supreme Court's Democratic Spaces is the story of the Court's evolution and its succession of earlier homes in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York.
This timely study of how the Supreme Court building shapes Washington as a space and a place for political action and meaning yields a multidimensional view and deeper appreciation of the ways that our physical surroundings manifest who we are as a people and what we value as a society.
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