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How rights went wrong : why our obsession with rights is tearing America apart / Jamal Greene.
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- ISBN: 9781328518118
- ISBN: 1328518116
- ISBN: 9780358450245
- ISBN: 0358450241
- Physical Description: xxxvi, 299 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Getting the Bill of Rights right -- Rights meet race -- Rightsism -- Too much justice -- When rights collide -- When rights divide -- Disability -- Affirmative action -- Campus speech. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Etna Library | 342.73 GRE | 31257000287523 | Adult collection | Available | - |
How Rights Went Wrong : Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart
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Table of Contents
How Rights Went Wrong : Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Foreword Jill Lepore | p. ix | |
| Introduction | p. xiii | |
| Part I | How Rights Became Trumps | |
| 1 | Getting the Bill of Rights Right | p. 7 |
| 2 | Rights Meet Race | p. 32 |
| 3 | Rightsism | p. 58 |
| Part II | No Justice, No Peace | |
| 4 | "Too Much Justice" | p. 91 |
| 5 | When Rights Collide | p. 114 |
| 6 | When Rights Divide | p. 140 |
| Part III | Rehabilitating Rights | |
| 7 | Disability | p. 171 |
| 8 | Affirmative Action | p. 195 |
| 9 | Campus Speech | p. 221 |
| Conclusion | p. 248 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 252 | |
| Notes | p. 255 | |
| Index | p. 287 |
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