
America Unfinished
250 Years of Law and Governance
$48.86
- Paperback
342 pages
- Release Date
7 July 2026
Summary
An engaging and timely essay collection on the challenges, risks, and opportunities of this historic moment in American law and governance.
1,000-word essays from the country’s leading legal scholars and experts.
It is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and the U.S. is grappling with foundational challenges to its laws, institutions of governance, and civic culture. Longstanding values of pluralism are being challenged. The nation is beset by deep politi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262060431 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262060434 |
| Author: | Alexandra Natapoff, Guy-Uriel E. Charles |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 342 |
| Release Date: | 7 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 397g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |

Critics Review
ENDORSEMENTS
“A thoughtful, insightful, and informed collection of essays addressing some of the most urgent issues facing our nation today. A valuable contribution to understanding America at a critical moment.”
—Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative; author of Just Mercy
“This thought-provoking collection of 62 short essays—some of them odd, some provocative, some insightful, and some even beautiful—is a remarkable gift to the nation on its 250th birthday.”
—Michael W. McConnell, Richard & Frances Mallery Professor, Stanford Law School, Director, Stanford Constitutional Law Center, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
“A must-read collection. These essays show myriad ways that American law has secured, betrayed, and threatened American liberty as the Declaration of Independence turns 250. They indict and inspire—at once dark, practical, brilliant, and deeply moving.”
—Reva Siegel, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor, Yale Law School
“An astonishingly wide array of reflections on the condition of America today. An irreplaceable book.”
—William Baude, Harry Kalven, Jr. Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
“A timely and provocative collection of essays from some of the nation’s most thoughtful and prolific scholars, America Unfinished is a crucial step toward a more perfect union.”
—Melissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law, New York University
Alexandra Natapoff
Alexandra Natapoff is Lee S. Kreindler Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.
Guy-Uriel E. Charles is Charles J. Ogletree Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he also directs the Charles Hamilton Institute for Race and Justice.
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