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Bezig met laden... The Tales of Hoffman (1970)door Mark L. Levine, David T. Dellinger, Daniel L. Greenberg (Redacteur), George C. McNamee (Redacteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This 1970 book is a fascinatingly readable account, drawn entirely from the the transcript of the Chicago 7 trial before Judge Julius Hoffman in 1969-1970. I confess I laughed aloud many times while reading it. (I picked the book up at a used book sale and thought it was the book on whtch the opera The Tales of Hoffmann was based! Only when I decided to read it did I learn what it was about!) Even though the editors are sympathetic to the defendants the book shows much objectionable behavior by the defendants and their lawyers--but also shows why Judge Hoffman's handling of the case was overturned on appeal. I have never been so surprised by a book as I was when I read this book. It is very enjoyable reading for anyone interested in trials and courts. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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With no cameras having been allowed in the courtroom, the general public had to learn of the trial through daily newspaper and television reportage. Thus, when this paperback book came out in 1970, containing excerpted transcripts of the trial, it played a useful role in acquainting the public with what transpired. In reading it, back in the day, I was alternately amused and appalled, and convinced that it was an important document of the time period. My copy is full of dog-eared pages and highlighted passages.
This book has been out of print for decades. Interested readers can find accounts in Jon Wiener’s (2006) “Conspiracy in the Streets" and Mark Levine’s (recently republished) “The Trial of the Chicago 7: The Official Transcript.” Such works are far more trustworthy than Aaron Sorkin's unreliable, highly- fictionalized stage version available now on video. ( )