{"product_id":"louis-d-brandeis-american-prophet-jewish-lives","title":"Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet (Jewish Lives)","description":"From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a riveting new examination of Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, the leading progressive justice of his era\n\n\"Concise and sympathetic. . . . Mr. Rosen persuasively makes his case that recognizing Brandeis as an 'American prophet' . . . 'seems more important today than ever.'\"—Adam Cohen, New York Times\n\n\"An ideal introduction to Brandeis’ life for general readers.\"—Booklist (starred review)\n\nAccording to Jeffrey Rosen, Louis D. Brandeis was “the Jewish Jefferson,” the greatest critic of what he called “the curse of bigness,” in business and government, since the author of the Declaration of Independence. Published to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of his Supreme Court confirmation on June 1, 1916, Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet argues that Brandeis was the most farseeing constitutional philosopher of the twentieth century. In addition to writing the most famous article on the right to privacy, he also wrote the most important Supreme Court opinions about free speech, freedom from government surveillance, and freedom of thought and opinion. And as the leader of the American Zionist movement, he convinced Woodrow Wilson and the British government to recognize a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Combining narrative biography with a passionate argument for why Brandeis matters today, Rosen explores what Brandeis, the Jeffersonian prophet, can teach us about historic and contemporary questions involving the Constitution, monopoly, corporate and federal power, technology, privacy, free speech, and Zionism.\n\nAbout Jewish Lives:\n\nJewish Lives is a prizewinning series of interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics, cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Subjects are paired with authors to elicit lively, deeply informed books that explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience from antiquity to the present.\n\nIn 2014, the Jewish Book Council named Jewish Lives the winner of its Jewish Book of the Year Award, the first series ever to receive this award.\n\nMore praise for Jewish Lives:\n\n\"Excellent\" –New York Times\n\n\"Exemplary\" –Wall Street Journal\n\n\"Distinguished\" –New Yorker\n\n\"Superb\" –The Guardian\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 030015867X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.030015867X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Rosen, Jeffrey\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41608371339322,"sku":"DBV.030015867X.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/030015867X-0.jpg?v=1787455969","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/louis-d-brandeis-american-prophet-jewish-lives","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}