The Clamor of Lawyers : The American Revolution and Crisis in the Legal Profession /

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The Clamor of Lawyers explores a series of extended public pronouncements that British North American colonial lawyers crafted between 1761 and 1776. Most, though not all, were composed outside of the courtroom and detached from on-going litigation. While they have been studied as political theory,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Hoffer, Peter Charles (Autor), Hoffer, Williamjames Hull (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Temas:
Law > United States > History > 18th century.
Lawyers > United States > History > 18th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 18th century.
Legal History & Studies.
U.S. History.
HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800).
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: A Lawyers' Revolution
  • Chapter 1. "The Worst Instrument of Arbitrary Power"
  • Chapter 2. "The Alienation of the Affection of the Colonies"
  • Chapter 3. "My Dear Countrymen Rouse Yourselves"
  • Chapter 4. "A Right Which Nature Has Given to All Men"
  • Chapter 5. "That These Colonies Are . . . Free and Independent States"
  • Conclusion: The Legacy of the Lawyers' American Revolution
  • Notes
  • A Note on Sources
  • Index

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