Common law in colonial america, the: volume iv: law and the constitution on the eve of independence, 1735-1776
Auteur :
Nelson, William E.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780190850487
Date de publication :
7 juin 2018
Dimensions :
23,9 x 15,7 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
431 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
After concluding that the mid-eighteenth-century colonial legal system usually functioned effectively, this book focuses on constitutional events leading to the American Revolution, showing how lawyers used ideology in the interests of their clients and became revolutionary leaders. Ideology thus served to protect institutional structures and socio-economic interests.