{"product_id":"a-companion-to-american-legal-history-isbn-9781119711650","title":"A Companion to American Legal History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCompanion to American Legal History\u003c\/i\u003e presents a compilation of the most recent writings from leading scholars on American legal history from the colonial era through the late twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents up-to-date research describing the key debates in American legal history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReflects the current state of American legal history research and points readers in the direction of future research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents an ideal companion for graduate and law students seeking an introduction to the field, the key questions, and future research ideas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSally E. Hadden and Alfred L. Brophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Chronological Overviews 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Reconsidering the Seventeenth Century: Legal History in the Americas 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Dale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 What’s Done and Undone: Colonial American Legal History, 1700−1775 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSally E. Hadden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 1775−1815 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEllen Holmes Pearson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Antebellum Era Through Civil War 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlfred L. Brophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Beyond Classical Legal Thought: Law and Governance in Postbellum America, 1865−1920 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoman J. Hoyos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 American Legal History, 1920−1970 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher W. Schmidt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Individuals and Groups 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Native Americans 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian McMillen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 African Americans in Slavery 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas J. Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 African Americans in Freedom 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Campbell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Women’s Legal History 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFelice Batlan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Families 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid S. Tanenhaus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Who Belongs? Immigrants and the Law in American History 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllison Brownell Tirres\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Legal Profession 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark E. Steiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Subject Areas 267\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Law and the Economy of Early America: Markets, Institutions of Exchange, and Labor 269\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine Desan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Law and the Economy in the United States, 1820−2000 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarwell Wells\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Law and Labor in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeborah Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Siting the Legal History of Poverty: Below, Above, and Amidst 329\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFelicia Kornbluh and Karen Tani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Taxes 349\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin L. Einhorn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Law and the Administrative State 367\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoanna L. Grisinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Law and Religion 387\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven K. Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Legal History and the Military 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth L. Hillman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Criminal Law and Justice in America 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Dale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Intellectual Property 441\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven Wilf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Legal Thought 461\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Law and Literature 463\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeannine Marie DeLombard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Legal Thought from Blackstone to Kent and Story 484\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven J. Macias\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 American Jurisprudence in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries 506\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames D. Schmidt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Critical Legal Studies 524\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Henry Schlegel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The International Context: An Imperial Perspective on American Legal History 543\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClara Altman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 562\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally E. Hadden\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History at Western Michigan University, where she teaches legal history and the history of early America. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSlave Patrols: Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eSignposts: New Directions in Southern Legal History\u003c\/i\u003e (with P. Minter, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlfred L. Brophy\u003c\/b\u003e is Judge John J. Parker Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he teaches property and trusts and estates. His books include \u003ci\u003eReparations: Pro and Con\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eIntegrating Spaces: Property Law and Race\u003c\/i\u003e (with A. Lopez and K. Murray, 2011), and \u003ci\u003eTransformations in American Legal History\u003c\/i\u003e (with D. Hamilton, 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the past several decades, few fields of historical study have seen as much growth as the history of American law. Reflecting a wealth of new material in this field, \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCompanion to American Legal History\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive analysis of the most recent scholarship on legal history from the colonial era through the late twentieth century. Featuring contributions from the finest established and emerging legal scholars, essays treat major time periods and themes from the perspective of race, gender, family, and labor, through to economics, jurisprudence, and crime. The essays represent an authoritative overview of leading historical interpretations as they address essential legal questions and point to future interpretive research directions to understand the complexities of American law and its legal institutions. \u003ci\u003eA Companion to American Legal History\u003c\/i\u003e offers illuminating insights into the evolution of the laws that have shaped—and been shaped by—American society from its origins until the present today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Companion to American Legal History\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential compendium of the state of the art, a reliable guide to a discipline that is daily crossing boundaries and probing more deeply into the role law has played in American life.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDavid Konig\u003c\/b\u003e, Washington University in St. Louis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable collection of first-rate historians have contributed to this indispensable guide to the burgeoning field of American legal history. A must-read for students and scholars alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAriela Gross\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Southern California\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"When a field grows as explosively as American legal history has over the past generation, a volume like this becomes necessary and useful. These essays, collectively and individually, capture the scholarly moment with grace, good humor, and erudition.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eHendrik Hartog\u003c\/b\u003e, Princeton University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988600373477,"sku":"NP9781119711650","price":58.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119711650.jpg?v=1761780921","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-american-legal-history-isbn-9781119711650","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}