Transformation of american law, 1780–1860, the
Auteur :
Horwitz, Morton J.
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674903715
Date de publication :
30 avr. 1979
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
635 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In a remarkable book based on prodigious research, Horwitz offers a sweeping overview of the emergence of a national legal system from English and colonial antecedents. He treats the evolution of common law as intellectual history and demonstrates how shifting views of private law became a dynamic element in the economic growth of the U.S.