{"product_id":"the-us-supreme-courts-democratic-jocelyn-j-evans-9780806193977","title":"The U.S. Supreme Court's Democratic Spaces: Volume 5","description":"Atop broad stone stairs flanked by statues of ancient lawgivers, the U.S. Supreme Court building stands as a shining temple to the American idea of justice. As solidly as the building occupies a physical space in the nation's capital, its architecture defines a cultural, social, and political space in the public imagination. Through these spaces, this book explores the home of the most revered institution of U.S. politics--its origin, history, and meaning as an expression of democratic principles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The U.S. Supreme Court building opened its doors in 1935. Although it is a latecomer to the capital, the Court shares the neoclassical style of the older executive mansion and capitol building, and thus provides a coherent architectural representation of governmental power in the capital city. More than the story of the construction of one building or its technical architectural elements, \u003ci\u003eThe U.S. Supreme Court's Democratic Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the Court's evolution and its succession of earlier homes in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This timely study of how the Supreme Court building shapes Washington as a space and a place for political action and meaning yields a multidimensional view and deeper appreciation of the ways that our physical surroundings manifest who we are as a people and what we value as a society. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jocelyn J. Evans,Keith Gaddie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806193972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806193977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Jocelyn J. Evans","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443702640895,"sku":"9780806193977","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c39da39d-d9bb-46db-ad56-b45dc97f51bc.jpg?v=1777207248","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-us-supreme-courts-democratic-jocelyn-j-evans-9780806193977","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}