Renstrom, Peter G. 1943-

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RENSTROM, Peter G. 1943-

PERSONAL: Born June 14, 1943, in Riverside, CA; son of Franklin (a mechanical engineer) and Mildred (a homemaker) Renstrom; married, 1974; wife's name Roberta; children: Daniel, Joelle, Ola. Education: Macalester College, B.A.; Michigan State University, M.A., Ph.D.


ADDRESSES: Offıce—Department of Political Science, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008. E-mail—[email protected].


CAREER: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, professor of political science.


MEMBER: American Political Science Association, Midwest Political Science Association.


WRITINGS:

Constitutional Law and Young Adults, 1992, revised edition, American Bibliographical Center-Clio Press (Santa Barbara, CA), 1996.

Constitutional Rights Sourcebook, American Bibliographical Center-Clio Press (Santa Barbara, CA), 1999.

The Stone Court, American Bibliographical Center-Clio Press (Santa Barbara, CA), 2001.

The Taft Court, American Bibliographical Center-Clio Press (Santa Barbara, CA), 2003.


SIDELIGHTS: Peter G. Renstrom told CA: "My books are the product of research; they report my interpretation of the materials I have covered in my research. I write because I like to, and because it is an expectation of my job. I am influenced by other scholars in my field."


BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, March 1, 1997, Karen Simonetti, review of Constitutional Law and Young Adults, p. 1154.

Library Journal, September 1, 1999, Philip Young Blue, review of Constitutional Rights Sourcebook, p. 182.