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Policing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American Freedom
Sarah A. Seo (Autor)
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Harvard University Press
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Winner of the Littleton-Griswold PrizeWinner of the Ralph Waldo Emerson AwardWinner of the Order of the Coif AwardWinner of the David J. Langum Sr. Prize in American Legal HistoryWinner of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book PrizeA Smithsonian Best History Book of the Year“With insights ranging from the joy of the open road to the indignities―and worse―of ‘driving while black,’ Sarah Seo makes the case that the ‘law of the car’ has eroded our rights to privacy and equal justice.”―Paul Butler, author of Chokehold“A fascinating examination of how the automobile reconfigured American life, not just in terms of suburbanization and infrastructure but with regard to deeply ingrained notions of freedom and personal identity.”―Hua Hsu, New Yorker“From traffic stops to parking tickets, Seo traces the history of cars alongside the history of crime and discovers that the two are inextricably linked.”―SmithsonianWhen Americans think of freedom, they often picture the open road. Yet nowhere are we more likely to encounter the long arm of the law than in our cars. Sarah Seo reveals how the rise of the automobile led us to accept―and expect―pervasive police power, a radical transformation with far-reaching consequences.Before the twentieth century, most Americans rarely came into contact with police officers. But in a society dependent on cars, everyone―law-breaking and law-abiding alike―is subject to discretionary policing. Seo challenges prevailing interpretations of the Warren Court’s due process revolution and argues that the Supreme Court’s efforts to protect Americans did more to accommodate than limit police intervention. Policing the Open Road shows how the new procedures sanctioned discrimination by officers, and ultimately undermined the nation’s commitment to equal protection before the law.
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