The Michigan Law Quadrangle

A delightful guidebook to one of Michigan's architectural gems

The first biography of William W. Cook, the man who made possible the Michigan Law Quadrangle

"Long considered distinguished, the buildings of the Cook Law Quadrangle at the University of Michigan form one of the architectural jewels of the campus. In this well-illustrated book, the distinguished art historian Ilene H. Forsyth relates the story of the buildings' making, and she illuminates the meanings of the abundant figures and portraits that decorate the Law Quad's structures." "The volume's numerous illustrations help demonstrate the architectural connections between the Cook Law Quadrangle and monastic architecture in Europe. In addition, the author examines the use of medieval metaphors at Michigan as well as in collegiate architecture in the eastern United States, particularly at Princeton and Yale universities." "The Uses of Art demonstrates the way in which these collegiate quadrangles are given a quasi-monastic character, which is intended to express the ideals of study and reflection. This splendid volume will naturally be of interest to those who know the beauty of Michigan's Law Quadrangle. In addition, students of medieval life and letters, the history of American education, and the political history of the University of Michigan will also appreciate the book."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Over the past decade, mainstream feminist theory has repeatedly and urgently cautioned against arguments which assert the existence of fundamental—or essential—differences between men and women. Any biological or natural differences between the sexes are often flatly denied, on the grounds that such an acknowledgment will impede women's claims to equal treatment. In Caring for Justice, Robin West turns her sensitive, measured eye to the consequences of this widespread refusal to consider how women's lived experiences and perspectives may differ from those of men. Her work calls attention to two critical areas in which an inadequate recognition of women's distinctive experiences has failed jurisprudence. We are in desperate need, she contends, both of a theory of justice which incorporates women's distinctive moral voice on the meaning of justice into our discourse, and of a theory of harm which better acknowledges, compensates, and seeks to prevent the various harms which women, disproportionately and distinctively, suffer. Providing a fresh feminist perspective on traditional jurisprudence, West examines such issues as the nature of justice, the concept of harm, economic theories of value, and the utility of constitutional discourse. She illuminates the adverse repercussions of the anti-essentialist position for jurisprudence, and offers strategies for correcting them. Far from espousing a return to essentialism, West argues an anti- anti-essentialism, which greatly refines our understanding of the similarities and differences between women and men.

The Mother Court: Tales of Cases That Mattered in America's Greatest Trial Court is the first book to chronicle the history of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, the most influential district court in the United States