Een bekroonde Amerikaanse historicus en rechtsgeleerde, wiens werk zich verdiept in de ingewikkelde relatie tussen geschiedenis en recht. Hij onderzoekt de diepe historische wortels van hedendaagse juridische en maatschappelijke kwesties en biedt nieuwe perspectieven op de Amerikaanse geschiedenis en de impact ervan op het rechtssysteem. Zijn unieke aanpak onthult genuanceerde inzichten in de invloed van het verleden op de huidige rechtspraak. Met diepgaande kennis en analytische scherpte is hij een belangrijke stem op het gebied van de rechtsgeschiedenis.
Focusing on George Washington's overlooked years between the American Revolution and his presidency, this work by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian offers a profound reevaluation of this critical period. It delves into Washington's personal and political development, revealing insights that reshape our understanding of the Founding Era and the complexities of his leadership. The book promises to illuminate the formative experiences that influenced his decisions and legacy.
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice From a Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful history that reveals how the twin strands of liberty and slavery were joined in the nation's founding.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Scopes 'Monkey' Trial and the battle
over evolution and creationism in America's schools, now updated with a new
afterword
The Scopes "Monkey Trial" marked a watershed in our national discussion of science and religion. In addition to symbolizing the clash between evolutionist and creationist camps, the trial helped shape the development of both popular religion and constitutional law in the United States, serving as a precedent for more recent legal and political battles. Pairing new archival material from both the Bryan prosecution and the Darrow defense with Larson's keen historical and legal analysis, Summer for the Gods offers a fresh interpretation of a pivotal event in American history.
The book delves into the theory and practice of eugenics in the American South, revealing how the pursuit of "strong bloodlines" influenced state laws and public policies from the Progressive Era to World War II. Edward J. Larson highlights the fragmented nature of the eugenics movement, illustrating how it comprised various campaigns led by small, dedicated groups seeking specific legislative changes at the state level. The exploration provides a nuanced understanding of the historical context and implications of these efforts.
"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, an entwined narrative of the most adventurous year of all time, when three expeditions simultaneously raced to the top, bottom, and heights of the world. As 1909 dawned, the greatest jewels of exploration--set at the world's frozen extremes--lay unclaimed: the North and South Poles and the so-called Third Pole, the "pole of altitude," located in unexplored heights of the Himalayas. Before the calendar turned, three expeditions had faced death, mutiny, and the harshest conditions on the planet to plant flags at the furthest edges of the Earth. In the course of one extraordinary year, Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson were hailed worldwide as the discoverers of the North Pole; Britain's Ernest Shackleton had set a new geographic farthest-south record, while his expedition mate, Australian Douglas Mawson, had reached the south magnetic pole; and at the roof of the world, Italy's Duke of the Abruzzi had attained an altitude record that would stand for a generation, the result of the first major mountaineering expedition to the Himalaya's eastern Karakoram, where the daring aristocrat attempted K2 and established the standard route up the most notorious mountain on the planet. Drawing on extensive archival and on-the-ground research, Edward J. Larson weaves these narratives into one thrilling adventure-story. Larson, author of the acclaimed polar history Empire of Ice, draws on his own voyages to the Himalayas; the Arctic; and the ice sheets of the Antarctic, where he himself reached the South Pole and lived in Shackleton's Cape Royds hut as a fellow in the National Science Foundation's Antarctic Artists and Writers Program. These three legendary expeditions--overlapping in time, danger, and stakes--were glorified upon their return, their leaders celebrated as the preeminent heroes of their day. Stripping away the myth, Larson, a master historian, illuminates one of the great, overlooked tales of exploration, revealing the extraordinary human achievement at the heart of these journeys."--Jacket
Kniha ľahkým a čítavým štýlom sprístupňuje odbornej, ale aj širšej laickej verejnosti históriu evolučných teórií, ako aj iných biologických teórií, ktoré majú k evolučným teóriám blízky vzťah. Vykresľuje dobu, v ktorej sa to všetko odohrávalo a poskytuje aj charakteristiku „hlavných hrdinov“. Kniha zaujme všetkých prírodovedcov, najmä biológov, ale mal by osloviť aj filozofov, sociológov a politikov a určite širšiu verejnosť.
