The creation of American common law, 1850-1880 : technology, politics, and the construction of citizenship / Howard Schweber.
2004
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The creation of American common law, 1850-1880 : technology, politics, and the construction of citizenship / Howard Schweber.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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viii, 296 pages
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Introduction
North and South
Illinois: "We were determined to have a rail-road"
"The memory of man runneth not to the contrary": cases involving damage to property
"Intelligent beings": cases involving injuries to persons
The North: Ohio, Vermont, and New York
Virginia in the 1850s: the last days of planter rule
The common law of antebellum Virginia: the preservation of status
Virginia's version of American common law: old wine in new bottles
The South: Georgia, North Carolina, and Kentucky
Legal change and social order.
North and South
Illinois: "We were determined to have a rail-road"
"The memory of man runneth not to the contrary": cases involving damage to property
"Intelligent beings": cases involving injuries to persons
The North: Ohio, Vermont, and New York
Virginia in the 1850s: the last days of planter rule
The common law of antebellum Virginia: the preservation of status
Virginia's version of American common law: old wine in new bottles
The South: Georgia, North Carolina, and Kentucky
Legal change and social order.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-292) and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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0511164335
0521824621 hardback
0521824621 hardback
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