Unequal justice : lawyers and social change in modern America / Jerold S. Auerbach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Auerbach, Jerold S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Practice of law--United States--History.

Practice of law.

Lawyers--United States.

Lawyers.

Sociological jurisprudence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (412 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1976.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focuses on the elite nature of the profession, with its emphasis on serving business interests and its attempt to exclude participation by minorities.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""I: The Best Men and the Best Opportunities""; ""II: A Stratified Profession""; ""III: Scientific Expertise: The Triumph of the New Professoriat""; ""IV: Cleansing the Bar""; ""V: Babbitry at the Bar""; ""VI: A Great State Service""; ""VII: The New Deal: A Lawyer's Deal""; ""VIII: Cold War Conformity""; ""IX: The Disintegration of Legal Authority""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliographical Essay""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""

""T""""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-380) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028117-0

0-19-972892-5

1-280-43909-2

1-4237-3835-7

1-60129-569-3

OCLC:

922952577