The Cambridge history of law in America. Volume 1, Early America (1580-1815) / edited by Michael Grossberg, Christopher Tomlins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grossberg, Michael, editor.

Tomlins, Christopher, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--United States--History.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 739 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Volume 1 of The Cambridge History of Law in America begins the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of the North American landmass. It follows those processes across two hundred years to the eventual creation and stabilization of the American republic. The book discusses the place of law in regard to colonization and empire, indigenous peoples, government and jurisdiction, population migrations, economic and commercial activity, religion, the creation of social institutions, and revolutionary politics. The Cambridge History of Law in America has been made possible by the generous support of the American Bar Foundation.

Contents:

v. 1. Early America (1580

1815)

Editor's preface

1. Law, colonization, legitimation and the European background / Anthony Pagden

2. The law of Native Americans to 1815 / Katherine A. Hermes

3. English settlement and local governance / Mary Sarah Bilder

4. Legal communications and imperial governance : British North America and Spanish America compared / Richard J. Ross

5. Regionalism in early American law / David Thomas Konig

6. Penality and the colonial project : crime, punishment and the regulation of morals in early America / Michael Meranze

7. Law, population, labor / Christopher Tomlins

8. The fragmented laws of slavery in the colonial and revolutionary eras / Sally E. Hadden

9. The transformation of domestic law / Holly Brewer

10. Law and religion in colonial America / Mark McGarvie and Elizabeth Mensch

11. he transformation of law and economy in early America / Bruce H. Mann

12. Law and commerce, 1580-1815 / Claire Priest

13. Law and the origins of the American Revolution / Jack P. Greene

14. Confederation and constitution / Jack N. Rakove

15. The consolidation of the early Federal system, 1791-1812 / Saul Cornell and Gerald Leonard

16. Magistrates, common law lawyers, legislators: the three legal systems of British America / James A. Henretta

Bibliographic essays

Notes on contributors

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).

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ISBN:

9781139054171 (ebook)

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