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, 1944- (Autor), Hoffer, Williamjames (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Temas:
1700-1799
Lawyers > United States > History > 18th century.
Law > United States > History > 18th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 18th century.
Avocats > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
War > Causes
Law
Lawyers
Political culture
Politics and government
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Causes.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Révolution) > Causes.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1783.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : a lawyers' revolution
  • "The worst instrument of arbitrary power"
  • "The alienation of the affection of the colonies"
  • "My dear countrymen rouse yourselves"
  • "A right which nature has given to all men"
  • "That these colonies are ... free and independent states"
  • Conclusion : the legacy of the lawyers' American Revolution.

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