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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458334803321

Autore

Jacobson Stephen, PhD.

Titolo

Catalonia's advocates [[electronic resource] ] : lawyers, society, and politics in Barcelona, 1759-1900 / / Stephen Jacobson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2009

ISBN

1-4696-0549-X

0-8078-9917-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Collana

Studies in legal history

Disciplina

349.46/7

Soggetti

Law - Spain - Catalonia - History

Law - Spain - Barcelona - History

Lawyers - Spain - Catalonia - History

Practice of law - Spain - Catalonia - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : lawyers and the city -- The modern profession : old regime and enlightenment -- The liberal profession : war, revolution, and repression -- The conservative profession : institutions, leaders, and the law -- The corporate profession : backgrounds, training, and practice -- The nationalist profession : law and Catalanism -- Conclusion and epilogue : the silver age of the profession.

Sommario/riassunto

Offering a window into the history of the modern legal profession in Western Europe, Stephen Jacobson presents a history of lawyers in the most industrialized city on the Mediterranean. Far from being mere curators of static law, Barcelona's lawyers were at the center of social conflict and political and economic change, mediating between state, family, and society.Beginning with the resurrection of a decadent bar during the Enlightenment, Jacobson traces the historical evolution of lawyers throughout the long nineteenth century. Among the issues he explores are the attributes of the m