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Jamila Michener and Mallory E. Sorelle, "Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Each year, as many as 250 million Americans face civil legal problems like eviction, debt collection, and substandard housing. These problems are disproportionately shouldered by racially and economically marginalized people, particularly women of co... more

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Andrea Mansker, "Matchmaking and the Marriage Market in Postrevolutionary France" (Cornell UP, 2024)

Matchmaking and the Marriage Market in Postrevolutionary France (Cornell UP, 2024) gives an historical account of the evolution of the matchmaking business during the Second Empire in France. The book explores how the matchmaking industry at the Pos... more

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Allison Powers, "Arbitrating Empire: United States Expansion and the Transformation of International Law" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Arbitrating Empire: United States Expansion and the Transformation of International Law (Oxford UP, 2024) by Dr. Allison Powers offers a new history of the emergence of the United States as a global power-one shaped as much by attempts to insulate th... more

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Sally Frances Low, "Colonial Law Making: Cambodia Under the French" (NUS Press, 2023)

In 1863 the French established a protectorate over the kingdom of Cambodia. The protectorate, along with Vietnam and Laos, later became part of the colonial state of French Indochina. Part of the French ‘civilizing mission’ in Cambodia involved refor... more

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Mallory E. Sorelle
Co-author of 'Uncivil Democracy' and expert in civil legal justice
Princeton University Press
Episode: Jamila Michener and Mallory E. Sorelle, "Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Jamila Michener
Co-author of 'Uncivil Democracy' and scholar focused on political power and justice access
Princeton University Press
Episode: Jamila Michener and Mallory E. Sorelle, "Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Andrea Mansker
David E. Onetam Professor of Modern European History at the University of South in Swinney, Tennis, specializing in French Cultural and Gender History.
University of South in Swinney, Tennis
Episode: Andrea Mansker, "Matchmaking and the Marriage Market in Postrevolutionary France" (Cornell UP, 2024)
Allison Powers
Legal historian and social historian of international law, assistant professor in the history department at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Episode: Allison Powers, "Arbitrating Empire: United States Expansion and the Transformation of International Law" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Sally Low
Author, legal historian with a doctorate in legal history from the University of Melbourne
Episode: Sally Frances Low, "Colonial Law Making: Cambodia Under the French" (NUS Press, 2023)
Mélanie Lamotte
Assistant Professor of History at Duke University
Duke University
Episode: Mélanie Lamotte, "By Flesh and Toil: How Sex, Race, and Labor Shaped the Early French Empire" (Harvard UP, 2026)
Robert Howse
Lloyd C. Nelson Professor of International Law at NYU School of Law and author
NYU School of Law
Episode: Trump, the UN Charter, and the Strange Politics of International Law
Dr. Charles McCrary
Scholar of American religion focusing on secularism, religious freedom, race, and science.
Arizona State University
Episode: Charles Alistair McCrary, "Sincerely Held: American Secularism and Its Believers" (U Chicago Press, 2022)
Jacob Mchangama
Founder and executive director of the Danish think tank Justitia, author of Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media.
Justitia
Episode: Jacob Mchangama, "Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media" (Basic Books, 2022)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
Host of New Books Network, focusing on legal scholarship and discussions with authors in the field.

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    Not sure why the NB Network has science/medical 'grant researchers' with a pointed conservative agenda doing legal/law interviews. There are a lot of JDs out there more qualified to parse legal & religious books. Not impressive.

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    Great books, and Jane Richards is a professional and insightful interviewer.

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Allison Powers, "Arbitrating Empire: United States Expansion and the Transformation of International Law" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Q: Can we get into the U.S.-Mexico Claims Commission a little more to further illuminate kind of what was supposed to happen with this and then what actually did?
The Claims Commission was designed to address US claims against Mexico. However, it unexpectedly became a forum for nearly 800 claims by Mexican citizens against the US for violence and injustice, resulting in its eventual collapse as the US sought to avoid accountability.
Allison Powers, "Arbitrating Empire: United States Expansion and the Transformation of International Law" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Q: Why is it then that these claims are starting at this point?
The kind of international claim settlement really begins in the late 18th century and facilitates proliferating forms of military interventions or threats across continents.
Allison Powers, "Arbitrating Empire: United States Expansion and the Transformation of International Law" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Q: Could you start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?
I'm Allison Powers. I'm a legal historian of the US Empire and a social historian of international law. I wanted to understand how the United States wielded international legal institutions to project colonial power during the early 20th century.
Andrea Mansker, "Matchmaking and the Marriage Market in Postrevolutionary France" (Cornell UP, 2024)
Q: What impact was the matchmaking trade to the development of the media and literature at this period?
Mansker discusses how matchmakers utilized classifieds for their advertisements, impacting press and advertising styles by introducing more conceptual narratives.
Andrea Mansker, "Matchmaking and the Marriage Market in Postrevolutionary France" (Cornell UP, 2024)
Q: Could you shed light on what led to the commodification of love and intimacy in Postrevolutionary France?
Mansker states that a fluid setting in Postrevolutionary France and the breakdown of social networks contributed to the commodification of intimacy.

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