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Law and the conditions of freedom : in the nineteenth-century United States / James Willard Hurst.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hurst, James Willard, 1910-1997.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--United States--History.
- Law.
- United States.
- History.
- Liberty.
- Liberty of contract--United States.
- Liberty of contract.
- United States--Politics and government--19th century.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- United States--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 139 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, 1956.
- Summary:
- In these essays J. Willard Hurst shows the correlation between the conception of individual freedom and the application of law in the nineteenth-century United States--how individuals sought to use law to increase both their personal freedom and their opportunities for personal growth. These essays in jurisprudence and legal history are also a contribution to the study of social and intellectual history in the United States, to political science, and to economics as it concerns the role of public policy in our economy. The nonlawyer will find in them demonstration of how "technicalities" express deep issues of social values.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0299013634
- OCLC:
- 607162
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