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The jury in Lincoln's America /
In the antebellum Midwest, Americans looked to the law, and specifically to the jury, to navigate the uncertain terrain of a rapidly changing society. During this formative era of American law, the jury served as the most visible connector between law and society. Through an analysis of the composit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Athens, Ohio :
Ohio University Press,
©2012.
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| Colección: | Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the antebellum Midwest, Americans looked to the law, and specifically to the jury, to navigate the uncertain terrain of a rapidly changing society. During this formative era of American law, the jury served as the most visible connector between law and society. Through an analysis of the composition of grand and trial juries and an examination of their courtroom experiences, Stacy Pratt McDermott demonstrates how central the law was for people who lived in Abraham Lincoln's America. McDermott focuses on the status of the jury as a democratic institution as well as on the status of those. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 258 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portrait |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780821444290 0821444298 |