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A History of American Law

By Lawrence M. Friedman

Book information

Publisher
Touchstone Books
Year
2005
ISBN
9780743282581, 0743282582
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
951 kB (974311 bytes)
Edition
3
Pages
xx, 620\0
Time added
2020-11-29 04:29:58
Law;History;Nonfiction;North American Hi...;Americ

Description

In this brilliant and immensely readable book, Lawrence M. Friedman tells the whole fascinating story of American law from its beginnings in the colonies to the present day. By showing how close the life of the law is to the economic and political life of the country, he makes a complex subject understandable and engrossing.A History of American Lawpresents the achievements and failures of the American legal system in the context of America's commercial and working world, family practices, and attitudes toward property, government, crime, and justice. Now completely revised and updated, this groundbreaking work incorporates new material regarding slavery, criminal justice, and twentieth-century law. For laymen and students alike, this remains the only comprehensive authoritative history of American law.

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