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A History of American Law 4th Edition

A History of American Law 4th Edition

Author: Lawrence M. Friedman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780190070885

Published In: October 2019
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.S. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9780190070892

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Renowned legal historian Lawrence Friedman presents an accessible and authoritative history of American law from the colonial era to the present day. This fully revised fourth edition incorporates the latest research to bring this classic work into the twenty-first century. In addition to looking closely at timely issues like race relations, the book covers the changing configurations of commercial law, criminal law, family law, and the law of property. Friedman furthermore interrogates the vicissitudes of the legal profession and legal education. The underlying theory of this eminently readable book is that the law is the product of society. In this way, we can view the history of the legal system through a sociological prism as it has evolved over the years.

Prologue

Part I: The Beginnings: American Law in the Colonial Period

Part II: From the Revolution to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century:1776-1850

Chapter 1 The Republic of Bees

Chapter 2 Outposts of the Law: The Frontier and the Civil Law Fringe

Chapter 3 Law and the Economy: 1776-1850

Chapter 4 The Law of Personal Status: Wives, Paupers, and Slaves

Chapter 5 An American Law of Property

Chapter 6 The Law of Commerce and Trade

Chapter 7 Crime and Punishment: And a Footnote on Tort

Chapter 8 The Bar and Its Works

Part III: American Law to the Close of the Nineteenth Century