Charles A. Reich
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| Charles A. Reich | |
| Born | 1928 New York City, New York, USA |
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| Residence | Washington, D.C. New Haven, Connecticut Bolinas, California |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College Yale University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, professor, writer |
| Employers | Law firms, Yale Law School, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of San Francisco |
Charles A. Reich (b. 1928) is an American legal and social scholar as well as author who was a Professor at Yale Law School when he wrote the 1970 best-selling book, The Greening of America. As a law student, he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal (1951-1952). Prior to his academic career he was a lawyer for major Washington, D.C. area firms.[1][2]
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[edit] Publications
[edit] Articles
Reich has written numerous articles. The following is a selection:
- 1962: "Bureaucracy and the forests: An occasional paper on the role of the political process in the free society" (Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions)
- 1964: "The New Property" (Yale Law Journal)
- 1965: "Individual Rights and Social Welfare: The Emerging Legal Issues" (Yale Law Journal)
- 1987: "The Liberals' Mistake" (adapted from Regents' Lecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara [1])
[edit] Books
Reich has also authored and co-authored a number of books. The following is a selection:
- 1970: The Greening of America: How the Youth Revolution is Trying to Make America Livable
- 1972: Garcia: A Signpost to New Space (co-authored with Jerry Garcia and Jann Wenner, Straight Arrow Press; re-issued, Da Capo Press, 2003 [2])
- 1976: The Sorcerer of Bolinas Reef (autobiography)
- 1995: Opposing the System
[edit] References
- ^ Reich, Charles A. (1976). The Sorcerer of Bolinas Reef. New York: Random House.
- ^ Citron, Rodger D. (2007-08). "Charles Reich's Journey From the Yale Law Journal to the New York Times Best-Seller List: The Personal History of The Greening of America". New York Law School Law Review 52 (3). New York: New York Law School.
[edit] External links
- Biography & Photo of Charles Reich
- The Most-Cited Articles from The Yale Law Journal
- Charles Reich’s Journey From the Yale Law Journal to the New York Times Best-Seller List: The Personal History of The Greening of America (New York Law School Law Review)
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