| Many Legalities of Early America Contributor(s): Tomlins, Christopher L. (Editor), Mann, Bruce H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807849642 ISBN-13: 9780807849644 Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press OUR PRICE: $45.13 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: This collection of seventeen original essays reshapes the field of early American legal history not by focusing simply on law, or even on the relationship between law and society, but by using the concept of "legality" to explore the myriad ways in which the people of early America ordered their relationships with one another, whether as individuals, groups, classes, communities, or states. Addressing issues of gender, ethnicity, family, patriarchy, culture, and dependence, contributors explore the transatlantic context of early American law, the negotiation between European and indigenous legal cultures, the multiple social contexts of the rule of law, and the transformation of many legalities into an increasingly uniform legal culture. Taken together, these essays reveal the extraordinary diversity and complexity of the roots of early America's legal culture. Contributors are Mary Sarah Bilder, Holly Brewer, James F. Brooks, Richard Lyman Bushman, Christine Daniels, Cornelia Hughes Dayton, David Barry Gaspar, Katherine Hermes, John G. Kolp, David Thomas Konig, James Muldoon, William M. Offutt Jr., Ann Marie Plane, A. G. Roeber, Terri L. Snyder, and Linda L. Sturtz. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Legal History - Political Science | Law Enforcement - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) |
| Dewey: 349.73 |
| LCCN: 00048930 |
| Series: Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.61 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of seventeen original essays reshapes the field of early American legal history not by focusing simply on law, or even on the relationship between law and society, but by using the concept of legality to explore the myriad ways in which the people of early America ordered their relationships with one another, whether as individuals, groups, classes, communities, or states. Addressing issues of gender, ethnicity, family, patriarchy, culture, and dependence, contributors explore the transatlantic context of early American law, the negotiation between European and indigenous legal cultures, the multiple social contexts of the rule of law, and the transformation of many legalities into an increasingly uniform legal culture. Taken together, these essays reveal the extraordinary diversity and complexity of the roots of early America's legal culture. Contributors are Mary Sarah Bilder, Holly Brewer, James F. Brooks, Richard Lyman Bushman, Christine Daniels, Cornelia Hughes Dayton, David Barry Gaspar, Katherine Hermes, John G. Kolp, David Thomas Konig, James Muldoon, William M. Offutt Jr., Ann Marie Plane, A. G. Roeber, Terri L. Snyder, and Linda L. Sturtz. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tomlins, Christopher L.: - Christopher L. Tomlins is a senior research fellow at the American Bar Foundation in Chicago.Mann, Bruce H.: - Bruce H. Mann is professor of law and history at the University of Pennsylvania. |