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UNINA9910807708903321 |
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Autore |
Burrill Donald R |
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Titolo |
Servants of the law : judicial politics on the California frontier, 1849-89 : an interpretative exploration of the Field-Terry controversy / / Donald R. Burrill |
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Lanham, MD, : University Press of America, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-21364-8 |
9786613213648 |
0-7618-4892-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (325 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Frontier and pioneer life - California |
Law - California - History - 19th century |
California Politics and government 1846-1850 |
California Politics and government 1850-1950 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter One. El Dorado; Chapter Two. A Hasty Footpath to Statehood; Chapter Three. From Roman Law to Common Law: Juris Civilus of Use and Custom; Chapter Four. A Judicial Activist; Photo1; Chapter Five. Justices of the Supreme Court of California; Chapter Six. Persona Non Grata; Chapter Seven. Growing Resentments; Chapter EightPolitical Dreams; Photo2; Chapter Nine. Jus et Fraus Numquam Cohabitant (Law and Fraud Never Cohabit); Chapter Ten. Injury Unrequited; Chapter Eleven. Dishonor in Absentia; Selected Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the lives of two famous California judges, David S. Terry and Stephen J. Field, who created a lasting influence on the politics and judicial history of California's Supreme Court during the court's formative years of 1855 to 1865. |
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