Americanization of the Common Law by William Nelson

Americanization of the Common Law by William Nelson

Americanization of the Common Law remains one of the standard works on the transformation of law in America from the late colonial period to the end of the early republic. In a straightforward manner, William E. Nelson analyzes the profound ideological movement that grew out of the American Revolution and caused substantial structural change in the legal and social order of Massachusetts and, by extension, in the nation at large. The Revolution, Nelson argues, transformed a hierarchical and communitarian legal and social order into an egalitarian and individualistic one.

For this edition, Nelson has written a new preface in which he discusses the book's initial reception and the relevant historiographical issues that have arisen since it was first published in 1975.

Nelson, William E.: - William E. Nelson served as law clerk to Judge Edward Weinfeld during 1965-66. He later was law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White. He is currently professor of law at New York University.

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ISBN 13	9780820315874
ISBN 10	0820315877
Title	Americanization of the Common Law
Author	William Nelson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Georgia Press
Year published	1994-02-28
Number of pages	304
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