Cases and Materials on Law and Jurisprudence in American History
A classic book that helped create the modern field, this was the first casebook devoted exclusively to American Legal and Constitutional History, giving students an understanding of American legal and constitutional history and also a broader and better understanding of American history generally. Over the years new editions have included more materials on the legal history of race, criminal law, and the family, as well as up-to-date bibliographical information on the newly-burgeoning field...
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A classic book that helped create the modern field, this was the first casebook devoted exclusively to American Legal and Constitutional History, giving students an understanding of American legal and constitutional history and also a broader and better understanding of American history generally. Over the years new editions have included more materials on the legal history of race, criminal law, and the family, as well as up-to-date bibliographical information on the newly-burgeoning field of American Legal History. This edition features expanded historical introductions to many chapters and topics.
Preface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionTable of CasesTable of AuthoritiesPrologue. The English Heritage1Ch. 1The Emergence of the Theory of the Popular Will as the Basis of Law in the American Colonies: Legal and Constitutional Perspectives on the American Revolution28Ch. 2Federalism Versus Republicanism in the Courts: Conceptions of National Law130Ch. 3Securing the Revolution of 1800 Through the Common Law249Ch. 4Law and Society in the Mid-Nineteenth Century349Ch. 5Competition and Labor Law in Ante-Bellum and Late Nineteenth Century America570Ch. 6Law and Jurisprudence for the Modern Industrial Age709Ch. 7Private Law Present and Future: Towards a Welfare State?821Ch. 8The Current Struggle for the Soul of American Law879Appendix: Constitution of the United States of America1076Index1093
