The Literature of American Legal History by William E. Nelson and John Phillip Reid

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The Literature of American Legal History
By William E. Nelson and John Phillip Reid

2006/05 - Beard Books
1587982803 - Paperback - Reprint - 368 pp.
US$34.95

A compendium of the authors’ articles that have become classic literature in the field of American legal history.

Publisher Comments

Category: Law

This title is part of the Legal History list.

Of Interest:

A History of the American Bar

Law: Its Origin, Growth and Function

Legal Lore: Curiosities of Law and Lawyers

Men and Books Famous in the Law

Readings in American Legal History

The Making of the English Legal Profession, 1800 – 1988

The Rise and Fall of Classical Legal Thought

This book by two senior legal historians republishes their articles reviewing scholarship in the field of American legal history. In addition to summarizing what has now become classic literature in the field, the book offers illuminating insight into what it means to be a professional legal historian and into standards for evaluating legal historical writing.

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John Phillip Reid is Russell D. Niles Professor of Law Emeritus at New York University School of Law.

William E. Nelson is Edward Weinfeld Professor of Law and History at New York University.

Other Beard Books by William E. Nelson:

The Roots of American Bureaucracy: 1830 – 1900

Foreword		ix
Preface		xi
Chapter One	Legal History Before the 1960s	1
Chapter Two	1962	33
Chapter Three	1963	49
Chapter Four	1964	61
Chapter Five	1965	79
Chapter Six	1966: Legal History	95
Chapter Seven	1966: Constitutional History	113
Chapter Eight	1967	125
Chapter Nine	1968	135
Chapter Ten	1969/70	143
Chapter Eleven	1971/72	165
Chapter Twelve	1973/74	185
Chapter Thirteen	1976	201
Chapter Fourteen	1978	219
Chapter Fifteen	1980	235
Chapter Sixteen	1981-1984	261
Chapter Seventeen	Conclusion: Standards of Criticism	303
Index		331

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