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Law and society in Puritan Massachusetts : Essex County, 1629-1692 / by David Thomas Konig.
LIBRA KFM2999.E8 K66
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Konig, David Thomas, 1947-
- Series:
- Studies in legal history
- Studies in legal history.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Massachusetts--Essex County--History.
- Law.
- Massachusetts--Essex County.
- History.
- Essex County (Mass.)--History.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 215 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [1979]
- Summary:
- Distinguished by the critical value it assigns to law in Puritan society, this study describes precisely how the Massachusetts legal system differed from England's and how equity and an adapted common law became so useful to ordinary individuals. The author discovers that law gradually replaced religion and communalism as the source of social stability, and he gives a new interpretation to the witchcraft prosecutions of 1692. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 193-204.
- ISBN:
- 0807813362
- OCLC:
- 4492771
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