History, Memory, and the Law
The essays in this book examine law as an active participant in the process through which history is written and memory is constructed. Instead of seeing law as a "victim" of history, the writers treat law as an author of history, not just in the instrumental sense in which law can be said to make a difference in society, but in the ways that law constructs and uses history.\ Law looks to the past as it speaks to present needs. In the production of judicial opinions--supposedly definitive...
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How law uses history and molds memory
