A Companion to American Legal History 1st Edition by Sally E. Hadden (PDF)

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A Companion to American Legal History presents a compilation of the most recent writings from leading scholars on American legal history from the colonial era through the late twentieth century.Presents up-to-date research describing the key debates in American legal historyReflects the current state of American legal history research and points readers in the direction of future researchRepresents an ideal companion for graduate and law students seeking an introduction to the field, the key questions, and future research ideas

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Editorial Reviews: Review “When a field grows as explosively as American legal history has over the past generation, a volume like this becomes necessary and useful. These essays, collectively and individually, capture the scholarly moment with grace, good humor, and erudition.” (Expofairs.com, 19 November 2014)”Blackwell is to be commended for commissioning this fine anthology of bibliographical essays on American legal history… Hadden and Brophy have done a superb job of gathering contributors and unifying their efforts.” (Law and History Review, 1 February 2014)“Whether as an opening portal to the field or as a point of ref­erence for those already active in it, A Com­panion to American Legal History should attract both interest and use..” (Journal of American History, 1 March 2014)”It is modelled exactly on the other volumes in the Wiley-Blackwell series: a large well-made octavo, nicely printed, solidly bound. There are no documents or illustrations; just 28 interesting essays and a good index.” (Reference Reviews, 1 March 2014)“The collection provides the most comprehensive examination of American legal history to date. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, research, and professional collections.” (Choice, 1 January 2014) Review “A Companion to American Legal History is an essential compendium of the state of the art, a reliable guide to a discipline that is daily crossing boundaries and probing more deeply into the role law has played in American life.”―David Konig, Washington University in St. Louis”A remarkable collection of first-rate historians have contributed to this indispensable guide to the burgeoning field of American legal history. A must-read for students and scholars alike.”―Ariela Gross, University of Southern California”When a field grows as explosively as American legal history has over the past generation, a volume like this becomes necessary and useful. These essays, collectively and individually, capture the scholarly moment with grace, good humor, and erudition.”―Hendrik Hartog, Princeton University From the Inside Flap In the past several decades, few fields of historical study have seen as much growth as the history of American law. Reflecting a wealth of new material in this field, A Companion to American Legal History presents a comprehensive analysis of the most recent scholarship on legal history from the colonial era through the late twentieth century. Featuring contributions from the finest established and emerging legal scholars, essays treat major time periods and themes from the perspective of race, gender, family, and labor, through to economics, jurisprudence, and crime. The essays represent an authoritative overview of leading historical interpretations as they address essential legal questions and point to future interpretive research directions to understand the complexities of American law and its legal institutions. A Companion to American Legal History offers illuminating insights into the evolution of the laws that have shaped—and been shaped by—American society from its origins until the present today. From the Back Cover In the past several decades, few fields of historical study have seen as much growth as the history of American law. Reflecting a wealth of new material in this field, A Companion to American Legal History presents a comprehensive analysis of the most recent scholarship on legal history from the colonial era through the late twentieth century. Featuring contributions from the finest established and emerging legal scholars, essays treat major time periods and themes from the perspective of race, gender, family, and labor, through to economics, jurisprudence, and crime. The essays represent an authoritative overview of leading historical interpretations as they address essential legal questions and point to future interpretive research directions to understand the complexities of American law and its legal institutions. A Companion to American Legal History offers illuminating insights into the evolution of the laws that have shaped―and been shaped by―American society from its origins until the present today. About the Author Sally E. Hadden is Associate Professor of History at Western Michigan University, where she teaches legal history and the history of early America. She is the author of Slave Patrols: Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas (2001) and co-editor of Signposts: New Directions in Southern Legal History (with P. Minter, 2013).Alfred L. Brophy is Judge John J. Parker Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he teaches property and trusts and estates. His books include Reparations: Pro and Con (2006), Integrating Spaces: Property Law and Race (with A. Lopez and K. Murray, 2011), and Transformations in American Legal History (with D. Hamilton, 2010). Read more

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⭐I have become quite fond of the Wiley-Blackwell “companion” to American history series. Specifically, I found the volumes on Jefferson and American Colonial History to be quite well done. They are skillfully edited; published in attractive and durable hardcovers (a few in paper); and have contributions from a wide variety of experts in the particular topic. The only down side is that they are quite expensive and relatively few come out in later paperback formats.This volume on American legal history continues this fine series. The editors have chosen to organize it in an unusual manner which works quite well. After an introduction, Part I is structured chronologically, covering the period from the 17th century up through 1970. Some essays deal with legal thought; others with the development of legal historical writing; and a particularly interesting one by Sally Hadden addresses what has been done, and what still needs to be done, in the field. I found this section helpful because it really orients the reader to the more specialized studies that follow.Part II deals with “Individuals and Groups.” These essays discuss Native Americans, women, African Americans, immigrants and families. There is even an essay on “The Legal Profession” by Mark E. Steiner. By Part III, we are dealing with a variety of “subject areas.” This is probably the most substantive set of essays (running nearly 200 pages) dealing with topics such as law and labor, law and the economy, criminal law and justice, intellectual property, poverty and law and religion. A vital topic too often overlooked is discussed by Joanna L. Grisinger in “Law and the Administrative State.”Finally, Part IV moves away from substantive areas and deals with legal thought. Given my interests, I found this section to sparkle with essays on American jurisprudence, especially John Henry Schlegel on “Critical Legal Studies.” At 100 pages, this is the smallest section, but well worthy of attention as a complement to the previous essays.The table of contributors evidences once again the quality of this series. I found just reading the mini-bios stimulating given the authors’ previous contributions to this field. A fine index is also included. All around, quite a valuable volume and one bound to entrance any student of American legal history.

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