A History of American Law
- ISBN-10
- 0671528076
- ISBN-13
- 9780671528072
- Series
- A History of American Law
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 781
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985
- Publisher
- Touchstone Books
- Author
- Lawrence Meir Friedman
Description
A History of American Law has become a classic for students of law, American history and sociology across the country. In this brilliant and immensely readable book, Lawrence M. Friedman tells the whole fascinating story of American law from its beginnings in the colonies to the present day. By showing how close the life of the law is to the economic and political life of the country, he makes a complex subject understandable and engrossing. A History of American Law presents the achievements and failures of the American legal system in the context of America's commercial and working world, family practices and attitudes toward property, slavery, government, crime and justice. Now Professor Friedman has completely revised and enlarged his landmark work, incorporating a great deal of new material. The book contains newly expanded notes, a bibliography and a bibliographical essay.
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