Confronting injustice : moral history and political theory / David Lyons.
Author/creator |
Lyons, David, 1935- |
Format | Electronic and Book |
Edition | First edition. |
Publication Info | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. |
Description | x, 240 pages ; 23 cm |
Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Philosophy |
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Contents | The balance of injustice and the war for independence -- Slavery and the rule of law in early Virginia -- The legal entrenchment of illegality -- Unfinished business : racial junctures in US history and their legacy -- Corrective justice, equal opportunity, and the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow -- Normal law, nearly just societies, and other myths of legal theory -- Moral judgment, historical reality, and civil disobedience -- Political responsibility and resistance to civil government -- Courage and political resistance -- Epilog : from politics to philosophy. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-223) and index. |
Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Genre/form | Electronic books. |
LCCN | 2012277647 |
ISBN | 9780199662555 |
ISBN | 019966255X |
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