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Law, Debt, and Merchant Power : The Civil Courts of Eighteenth-Century Halifax /
In the early history of Halifax (1749-1766), debt litigation was extremely common. People from all classes frequently used litigation and its use in private matters was higher than almost all places in the British Empire in the 18th century. In Law, Debt, and Merchant Power, James Muir offers an ext...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
[2016]
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| Colección: | Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the early history of Halifax (1749-1766), debt litigation was extremely common. People from all classes frequently used litigation and its use in private matters was higher than almost all places in the British Empire in the 18th century. In Law, Debt, and Merchant Power, James Muir offers an extensive analysis of the civil cases of the time as well as the reasons behind their frequency. Muir's lively and detailed account of the individuals involved in litigation reveals a paradoxical society where debtors were also debt-collectors. Law, Debt, and Merchant Power demonstrates how important the law was for people in their business affairs and how they shaped it for their own ends. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781487512309 9783110485103 9783110485189 9783110490930 9783110665956 9783110658781 9783110606805 |
| Acceso: | restricted access |