American Legal History: Cases and Materials : Kermit L. Hall, William M. Wiecek, Paul Finkelman
- ISBN-10
- 0195097645
- ISBN-13
- 9780195097641
- Series
- American Legal History
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 610
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Author
- Kermit L. Hall
Description
Approaching American legal history from a new perspective, this text employs cases and other legal documents to reveal the law's underlying culture.
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