Contrary to Popular Opinion - Softcover

Dershowitz, Alan M.

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9780425141472: Contrary to Popular Opinion

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ISBN 10: 0425141470 ISBN 13: 9780425141472

Publisher: Berkley Trade, 1994

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Discusses the most pressing issues of the day, including anti-Semitism, political correctness, the right-to-die movement, capital punishment, and abortion

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From Publishers Weekly:

In his syndicated newspaper column, Harvard Law School professor Dershowitz ( Chutzpah ) comments on contemporary legal and public policy issues. The self-described "civil libertarian"p. xiii is himself often newsworthy as the attorney for prominent criminal defendants such as Leona Helmsley and, of late, Mia Farrow. Mike Tyson. He states that he uses the publicity generated by these cases, about which many people have made up their minds in advance of trial, to highlight vital legal questions. The 150 columns, articles and essays collected here offer lively, challenging explorations of important debates. Divided into five parts, the book covers the range of Dershowitz's concerns: the courts, right- and left-wing intolerance, the First Amendment, abortion, women's rights, the death penalty and anti-Semitism. His thoughts are provocative and well worth reading.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal:

Dershowitz is a Harvard law professor, celebrated criminal defense attorney (he has represented such controversial figures as Mike Tyson, Claus von Bulow, Leona Helmsley, and now Mia Farrow), and the author of Chutzpah ( LJ 6/1/91), Reversal of Fortune ( LJ 4/1/86), and The Best Defense ( LJ 5/15/82). His new book is a collection of his most recent newspaper columns on five topics: judges, juries, and the courts; anti-Semitism; free expression in a democratic society; the state vs. individual rights; and the politics of capital punishment, abortion, and the right to die. Dershowitz's opinions are controversial but logically and persuasively presented. For any collection containing Dershowitz's work, this is a necessary purchase.
- Elizabeth Fielder Olson, Archer & Greiner, Haddonfield, N.J.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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