The Confederate jurist : the legal life of Judah P. Benjamin / / William C. Gilmore ; foreword by Stephen C. Neff [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Gilmore William C.
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (173 pages)
• Disciplina: 340.092
• Soggetto topico: Jewish lawyers - United States; Jewish lawyers - England; Lawyers - United States; Lawyers - England; Jewish statesmen - Confederate States of America; Statesmen - Confederate States of America
• Soggetto genere / forma: Biographies
• Note generali: Also issued in print: 2021.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Table of Cases -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Benjamin’s Emergence as an American Lawyer and Politician -- 2. Slavery, Secession and Benjamin’s Confederate Years -- 3. Benjamin’s Exile and Professional Rebirth -- 4. The Rise and Rise of Benjamin the Barrister -- 5. Concluding Reflections -- Appendix 1 – The Great Escape: Benjamin’s Flight into Exile -- Select Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first biography written from a legal perspective on the public life of Judah P. Benjamin (1811-1884); a prominent figure in the common law world in the second half of the 19th century. Drawing on a range of primary source materials including newspaper articles, case law and extensive archival research in the UK and USA, it charts his rise as a lawyer first in the mixed legal system of Louisiana and then nationally.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Confederate jurist
• ISBN: 1-3995-0182-8; 1-4744-8202-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996552345403316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Edinburgh scholarship online.