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William M. Kunstler : the most hated lawyer in America
- Title
- William M. Kunstler : the most hated lawyer in America / David J. Langum.
- Author
- Langum, David J., 1940-
- Publication
- New York : New York University Press, ©1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | KF373.K8 L36 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 452 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Traces the life of the flamboyant lawyer who made a career of representing unpopular people and causes, including the Chicago Seven, and Leonard Peltier and the American Indian Movement.
- Subject
- Kunstler, William M. 1919-1995
- Kunstler, William M. 1919-1995
- Kunstler, William Moses
- Kunstler, William Moses, (1919-1995)
- Kunstler, William Moses, 1919-
- Lawyers > United States > Biography
- Radicals > United States > Biography
- Lawyers
- Radicals
- Avocats > Etats-Unis > Biographies
- Radicaux (politique) > Etats-Unis > Biographies
- Lawyers > Biography
- Radicalism > United States > Biography
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Autobiography
- Autobiographies.
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-442) and index.
- Contents
- Introductory images -- Family and early years -- Getting started in the law -- The shock of the South -- Black power advocate -- Circus in Chicago -- Directions outside the courtroom -- Radical lawyers in modern America -- Representing the Attica prisoners -- Private life and practice in the 1970s -- Indian defenses -- The 1980s and a more diverse practice -- The scapegoat and the killer cops -- Return to the limelight -- Kunstler in his final years.
- ISBN
- 0814751504
- 9780814751503
- 0814751512
- 9780814751510
- LCCN
- 99006393
- OCLC
- ocm41256123
- 41256123
- SCSB-864582
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library