Sunday, September 13, 2009

Slavery's Constitution, a cultural history of the Great Depression, and more in the book pages

In this weekend's book pages,
Slavery’s Constitution: From Revolution to Ratification
, by David Waldstreicher is reviewed in the Boston Globe. The Globe also reviews THE GI BILL: A New Deal for Veterans by Glenn C. Altschuler and Stuart M. Blumin.

DANCING IN THE DARK: A Cultural History of the Great Depression by Morris Dickstein is reviewed in the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. Also taken up in the Post is THE HAWK AND THE DOVE: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, And the History Of the Cold War, by Nicholas Thompson.

And Lawrence Solum's Legal Theory Bookworm recommends The Idea of Justice by Amartya Sen.