William J. Novak
Research Professor
- 750 N. Lake Shore Drive
- 4th Floor
- Chicago, IL 60611
Joint appointment
Associate Professor of History, University of Chicago
Education
Ph.D., History of American Civilization, Brandeis University
Research focus
United States legal, political, and intellectual history, with special emphasis on issues of liberalism, state-building, and public law.
Projects
- The People's Government: Law and the Creation of a Modern American State, 1877-1932
- Latest finding: Jan 24, 2008
- This project is the second installment in a more long term effort to write a legal history of the American State and Police Power from the American Revolution to the present. The first segment of…
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Publications
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"The Myth of the 'Weak' American State"
- American Historical Review
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“A State of Legislatures”
- Polity
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“The Formative Era of the American State”
- Cambridge University Press
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Presentations
- The Myth of the ‘Weak’ American State
- Oct 2007
- The Myth of the ‘Weak’ American State
- Sep 2007
- Keynote Address
- Feb 2007
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Professional Service & Recognition
- Visiting Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School, Fall 2007