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Horwitz Morton J. <1938-> |
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The transformation of American law, 1780-1860 / / Morton J. Horwitz |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1977 |
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0-674-90370-6 |
0-674-03878-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Law - United States - History |
United States History 19th century |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. The Emergence of an Instrumental Conception of Law -- II. The Transformation in the Conception of Property -- III. Subsidization of Economic Growth through the Legal System -- IV. Competition and Economic Development -- V. The Relation between the Bar and Commercial Interests -- VI. The Triumph of Contract -- VII. The Development of Commercial Law -- VIII. The Rise of Legal Formalism -- Notes -- Index -- STUDIES IN LEGAL HISTORY |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In a remarkable book based on prodigious research, Morton J. Horwitz offers a sweeping overview of the emergence of a national (and modern) legal system from English and colonial antecedents. He treats the evolution of the common law as intellectual history and also demonstrates how the shifting views of private law became a dynamic element in the economic growth of the United States. Horwitz's subtle and sophisticated explanation of societal change begins with the common law, which was intended to provide justice for all. The great breakpoint came after 1790 when the law was slowly transformed to favor economic growth and development. The courts spurred economic competition instead of circumscribing it. This new instrumental law flourished as the legal profession and the mercantile elite forged a mutually beneficial alliance to gain wealth and power. The evolving law of the early republic interacted with political philosophy, Horwitz |
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