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Cover -- Half title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- The Background of the American Tradition -- Conquest of the Wilderness -- The Evaluation of the Intellect -- Intellectual Leadership -- Standardizing Education -- Cross .. Currents of American Thought -- Standardization and Intolerance -- American Ideas on History -- The Religious Interpretation -- The Racial Interpretation -- The Geographic Interpretation -- The Economic Interpretation -- Scientific History -- Technical Philosophy and History -- The Evolutionary Philosophy of History -- Determinism and Tychism -- History versus Value -- Scientific Thought -- Popular Interest in Science -- Science, Religion and Philosophy -- Scientific Method -- Economic Thought -- General Background -- The Development of Classical Economic Theory -- Henry Carey -- Daniel Raymond -- Willard Phillips -- J. B. Clark -- The Historical School -- Veblen and More Recent Economists -- General Reflections -- Applied Economics -- Scientific Management -- Social Planning -- Political Thought -- The Religious Heritage -- The Influence of the Lawyers -- The Role of the Professors -- Legal Thought -- The Classic Tradition -- The Beginnings of Systematic Jurisprudence -- Marshall -- Kent -- Story -- Cooley -- Historical Jurisprudence -- Pomeroy -- Carter -- Langdell and his School -- Williston -- Beale -- Thayer and Wigmore -- Gray and Judicial Legislation -- The Sociologic Jurisprudence of Roscoe Pound -- The Influence of Justices Brandeis and Cardozo -- The Legal Philosophy of Justice Holmes -- The Realistic School -- Bigelow and Brooks Adams -- Bentley -- Oliphant -- Underhill Moore -- Frank -- Arnold -- Robinson -- Functionalism -- Cook -- Corbin and Clark -- Llewellyn -- F. S. Cohen -- The Outlook -- Religious Thought -- Popular Attitudes Towards Religion

Felix Cohen (1907-1953) was a leading architect of the Indian New Deal and steadfast champion of American Indian rights. Appointed to the Department of the Interior in 1933, he helped draft the Indian Reorganization Act (1934) and chaired a committee charged with assisting tribes in organizing their governments. His "Basic Memorandum on Drafting of Tribal Constitutions," submitted in November 1934, provided practical guidelines for that effort. Largely forgotten until Cohen's papers were released more than half a century later, the memorandum now receives the attention it has long deserved. David E. Wilkins presents the entire work, edited and introduced with an essay that describes its origins and places it in historical context. Cohen recommended that each tribe consider preserving ancient traditions that offered wisdom to those drafting constitutions. Strongly opposed to "sending out canned constitutions from Washington," he offered ideas for incorporating Indigenous political, social, and cultural knowledge and structure into new tribal constitutions. On the Drafting of Tribal Constitutions shows that concepts of Indigenous autonomy and self-governance have been vital to Native nations throughout history. As today's tribal governments undertake reform, Cohen's memorandum again offers a wealth of insight on how best to amend previous constitutions. It also helps scholars better understand the historic policy shift brought about by the Indian Reorganization Act. ; https://scholarship.richmond.edu/bookshelf/1330/thumbnail.jpg