03044nam 2200673Ia 450 991045833480332120200520144314.01-4696-0549-X0-8078-9917-8(CKB)2560000000007900(EBL)475190(OCoLC)503299734(SSID)ssj0000335594(PQKBManifestationID)11233698(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000335594(PQKBWorkID)10277201(PQKB)11284729(StDuBDS)EDZ0000245879(MiAaPQ)EBC475190(MdBmJHUP)muse23431(Au-PeEL)EBL475190(CaPaEBR)ebr10351516(CaONFJC)MIL929829(EXLCZ)99256000000000790020090303d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCatalonia's advocates[electronic resource] lawyers, society, and politics in Barcelona, 1759-1900 /Stephen JacobsonChapel Hill University of North Carolina Press20091 online resource (353 p.)Studies in legal historyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4696-1477-4 0-8078-3297-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 mStudies in legal history.LawSpainCataloniaHistoryLawSpainBarcelonaHistoryLawyersSpainCataloniaHistoryPractice of lawSpainCataloniaHistoryElectronic books.LawHistory.LawHistory.LawyersHistory.Practice of lawHistory.349.46/7Jacobson StephenPhD.1026660MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458334803321Catalonia's advocates2441677UNINA