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Used, Abused, and Sidelined

By Stuckey, Mary E.

Used, Abused, and Sidelined Law

Used, Abused, and Sidelined

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Since it was published in 1776, the Declaration of Independence has been used to advocate for social justice and to maintain inequitable social hierarchies; it has served as a model for justifying revolutions in other nations and for the Confederacy's secession from the US federal government. But as we approach its 250th anniversary, this book asks: Does the Declaration still matter?In this volume, leading scholars explore how this remarkably pliable document has been used for progressive and regressive politics alike and track its impact on independence movements across the globe. The essays begin with the Declaration's immediate reception and masculine style of prose and then move on to its central role in interpreting civic action between state and federal governments, most notably secession in the Antebellum era, questions of sovereignty between Indigenous nations in the United States, and the United States' relationship with Latin America. The next section focuses on the ways the Declaration was called upon to urge imperative moral action, especially in terms of human rights, in the US Civil Rights Movement and the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and, in contrast, how it was cast aside in the Syrian Revolution. The final section teases out the tension between the needs reflected in the original document and the needs of the contemporary political world.Used, Abused, and Sidelined demonstrates how this foundational document prepares us to tolerate and to resist-and it points to how we might leverage the Declaration to create a different kind of political future.
Product details
Number of Pages:
310
Release Date:
2025-08-19
Publication Date:
2025-07-02
Publisher:
Pennsylvania State University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0271099267
ISBN13:
9780271099262
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
656 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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