The transformation of American law, 1780-1860 /

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In a remarkable book based on prodigious research, Morton J. Horwitz offers a sweeping overview of the emergence of a national (and modern) legal system from English and colonial antecedents. He treats the evolution of the common law as intellectual history and also demonstrates how the shifting vie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Horwitz, Morton J., 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1977.
Colección:Studies in legal history.
Temas:
Law > United States > History.
Droit > États-Unis > Histoire.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
LAW > General.
Law
Rechtsgeschiedenis (wetenschap)
Privaatrecht.
Economische ontwikkeling.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The emergence of an instrumental conception of law
  • The transformation in the conception of property
  • Subsidization of economic growth through the legal system
  • Competition and economic development
  • The relation between the bar and commercial interests
  • The triumph of contract
  • The development of commercial law
  • The rise of legal formalism.

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