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

• Autore: Jacobson Stephen, PhD.
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 349.46/7
• Soggetto topico: Law - Spain - Catalonia - History; Law - Spain - Barcelona - History; Lawyers - Spain - Catalonia - History; Practice of law - Spain - Catalonia - History
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Catalonia's advocates
• ISBN: 1-4696-0549-X; 0-8078-9917-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791138303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in legal history.