Abraham, Henry J.

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ABRAHAM, Henry J.

ABRAHAM, Henry J. American (born Germany), b. 1921. Genres: Civil liberties/Human rights, Law, Politics/Government. Career: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, assistant professor, 1953-57, associate professor, 1957-62, professor of political science, 1962-72; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, James Hart Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs, 1972-97, Emeritus, 1997-. Publications: Compulsory Voting, 1955; Government as Entrepreneur and Social Servant, 1956; Courts and Judges: An Introduction to the Judicial Process, 1959; (with J.A. Corry) Elements of Democratic Government, 1958, 4th ed., 1964; The Judicial Process: An Introductory Analysis of the Courts of the United States, England, and France, 1962, 7th ed., 1998; The Judiciary: The Supreme Court in the Governmental Process, 1965, 10th ed., 1997; Freedom and the Court: Civil Rights and Liberties in the United States, 1967, 8th ed., 2003; (with J.C. Phillips) Essentials of American National Government, 1971; Justices and Presidents: A Political History of Appointments to the Supreme Court, 1974, 3rd ed., 1992; (with W.E. Keefe) American Democracy, 3rd ed., 1989; Justices, Presidents, and Senators, 1999. Address: 906 Fendall Terr, Charlottesville, VA 22903-1617, U.S.A.

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