Catalonia's advocates : lawyers, society, and politics in Barcelona, 1759-1900 / Stephen Jacobson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobson, Stephen (Stephen H.)

Series:

Studies in legal history.

Studies in legal history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Spain--Catalonia--History.

Law.

Law--Spain--Barcelona--History.

Lawyers--Spain--Catalonia--History.

Lawyers.

Practice of law--Spain--Catalonia--History.

Practice of law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Offering a window into the history of the modern legal profession in Western Europe, Stephen Jacobson presents a history of lawyers in the most industrialized city on the Mediterranean. Far from being mere curators of static law, Barcelona's lawyers were at the center of social conflict and political and economic change, mediating between state, family, and society.Beginning with the resurrection of a decadent bar during the Enlightenment, Jacobson traces the historical evolution of lawyers throughout the long nineteenth century. Among the issues he explores are the attributes of the m

Contents:

Introduction : lawyers and the city

The modern profession : old regime and enlightenment

The liberal profession : war, revolution, and repression

The conservative profession : institutions, leaders, and the law

The corporate profession : backgrounds, training, and practice

The nationalist profession : law and Catalanism

Conclusion and epilogue : the silver age of the profession.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-908820-0-4

979-88-9313-284-7

1-4696-0549-X

0-8078-9917-8

OCLC:

503299734