Americanization of the Common Law The Impact of Legal Change on Massachusetts Society 1760 1830
by [Nelson, William E.]
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Americanization of the Common Law remains one of the standard works on the transformation of law in America from the late colonial period to the end of the early republic. In a straightforward manner, William E. Nelson analyzes the profound ideological movement that grew out of the American Revolution and caused substantial structural change in the legal and social order of Massachusetts and, by extension, in the nation at large. The Revolution, Nelson argues, transformed a hierarchical and communitarian legal and social order into an egalitarian and individualistic one.
For this edition, Nelson has written a new preface in which he discusses the book's initial reception and the relevant historiographical issues that have arisen since it was first published in 1975.
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- University of Georgia Pre Brand
- Feb 1, 1994 Pub Date:
- 9780820315874 ISBN-13:
- 0820315877 ISBN-10:
- 304.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 9.25 in * 0.9 in * 6.12 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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