Books related to Oliver Wendell HolmesOliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (Lives & Legacies (Oxford))
by G. Edward White Description : Known as the "Great Dissenter," Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. wrote some of the most eloquent opinions in the history of the United States Supreme Court. A brilliant legal mind who served on the high court into his nineties, Holmes was responsible for some of the most important judicial opinions of the...more.. Amazon Price : $35.00
The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in America
by Thomas Healy Description : A gripping intellectual history reveals how Oliver Wendell Holmes became a free‑speech advocate and established the modern understanding of the First AmendmentNo right seems more fundamental to American public life than freedom of speech. Yet well into the twentieth century, that ...more.. Amazon Price : $28.00
Oliver Wendell Holmes: Sage of the Supreme Court (Oxford Portraits)
by G. Edward White Description : An influential justice who refused to bow to politics and devoted his keen mind to the U.S. Supreme Court until the age of 90, Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935) helped formulate some of the most progressive judicial thought in 20th-century American history. G. Edward White first sketches Holmes's ea...more.. Amazon Price : $32.95
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The Harm in Hate Speech (Oliver Wendell Holmes Lectures)
by Jeremy Waldron Description : Every liberal democracy has laws or codes against hate speech—except the United States. For constitutionalists, regulation of hate speech violates the First Amendment and damages a free society. Against this absolutist view, Jeremy Waldron argues powerfully that hate speech should be regulated ...more.. Amazon Price : $26.95
The Essential Holmes: Selections from the Letters, Speeches, Judicial Opinions, and Other Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
by Oliver Wendell Holmes Description : Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., has been called the greatest jurist and legal scholar in the history of the English-speaking world. In this collection of his speeches, opinions, and letters, Richard Posner reveals the fullness of Holmes' achievements as judge, historian, philosopher, and master of ...more.. Amazon Price : $25.00
Why Societies Need Dissent (Oliver Wendell Holmes Lectures)
by Cass R. Sunstein Description : In this timely book, Cass R. Sunstein shows that organizations and nations are far more likely to prosper if they welcome dissent and promote openness. Attacking "political correctness" in all forms, Sunstein demonstrates that corporations, legislatures, even presidents are likely to blunder if ...more.. Amazon Price : $22.00
Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes, the Volume 01: Earlier Poems (1830-1836)
by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES Description : This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery....more.. Amazon Price : $0.00
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Oliver Wendell Holmes in Paris: Medicine, Theology, and The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (Becoming Modern: New Nineteenth-Century Studies)
by William C. Dowling Description : Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.'s Breakfast Table Trilogy was a series of extremely popular essays published in The Atlantic Monthly from its first issue in 1857 to 1870. Speaking to the cultural and religious concerns of the period, these essays made Holmes famous on both sides of the Atlantic. A...more.. Amazon Price : $24.95
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