A Companion to American Legal History

Copyright © 2013 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

A Companion to American Legal History

Editor(s): Sally E. Hadden, Alfred L. Brophy

Published Online: 22 FEB 2013 10:26AM EST

Print ISBN: 9781444331424

Online ISBN: 9781118533727

DOI: 10.1002/9781118533727

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ACompanion to American Legal History presents a compilation of the most recent writings from leading scholars on American legal history from the colonial era through the late twentieth century.

  • Presents up-to-date research describing the key debates in American legal history
  • Reflects the current state of American legal history research and points readers in the direction of future research
  • Represents an ideal companion for graduate and law students seeking an introduction to the field, the key questions, and future research ideas

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xiii)

    1. Introduction (pages 1–4)

      Sally E. Hadden and Alfred L. Brophy

  3. Part I: Chronological Overviews

    1. Chapter One

      Reconsidering the Seventeenth Century: Legal History in the Americas (pages 5–25)

      Elizabeth Dale

    2. Chapter Two

      What's Done and Undone: Colonial American Legal History, 1700-1775 (pages 26–45)

      Sally E. Hadden

    3. Chapter Three

      1775-1815 (pages 46–66)

      Ellen Holmes Pearson

    4. Chapter Four

      The Antebellum Era Through Civil War (pages 67–85)

      Alfred L. Brophy

    5. Chapter Five

      Beyond Classical Legal Thought: Law and Governance in Postbellum America, 1865–1920 (pages 86–104)

      Roman J. Hoyos

    6. Chapter Six

      American Legal History, 1920–1970 (pages 105–124)

      Christopher W. Schmidt

  4. Part II: Individuals and Groups

    1. Chapter Seven

      Native Americans (pages 125–151)

      Christian McMillen

    2. Chapter Eight

      African Americans in Slavery (pages 152–170)

      Thomas J. Davis

    3. Chapter Nine

      African Americans in Freedom (pages 171–189)

      James Campbell

    4. Chapter Ten

      Women's Legal History (pages 190–208)

      Felice Batlan

    5. Chapter Eleven

      Families (pages 209–227)

      David S. Tanenhaus

    6. Chapter Twelve

      Who Belongs? Immigrants and the Law in American History (pages 228–246)

      Allison Brownell Tirres

    7. Chapter Thirteen

      The Legal Profession (pages 247–265)

      Mark E. Steiner

  5. Part III: Subject Areas

    1. Chapter Fourteen

      Law and the Economy of Early America: Markets, Institutions of Exchange, and Labor (pages 267–288)

      Christine Desan

    2. Chapter Fifteen

      Law and the Economy in the United States, 1820–2000 (pages 289–307)

      Harwell Wells

    3. Chapter Sixteen

      Law and Labor in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (pages 308–328)

      Deborah Dinner

    4. Chapter Seventeen

      Siting the Legal History of Poverty: Below, Above, and Amidst (pages 329–348)

      Felicia Kornbluh and Karen Tani

    5. Chapter Eighteen

      Taxes (pages 349–366)

      Robin L. Einhorn

    6. Chapter Nineteen

      Law and the Administrative State (pages 367–386)

      Joanna L. Grisinger

    7. Chapter Twenty

      Law and Religion (pages 387–405)

      Steven K. Green

    8. Chapter Twenty-one

      Legal History and the Military (pages 406–421)

      Elizabeth L. Hillman

    9. Chapter Twenty-Two

      Criminal Law and Justice in America (pages 422–440)

      Elizabeth Dale

    10. Chapter Twenty-Three

      Intellectual Property (pages 441–459)

      Steven Wilf

  6. Part IV: Legal Thought

    1. Chapter Twenty-Four

      Law and Literature (pages 461–483)

      Jeannine Marie DeLombard

    2. Chapter Twenty-Five

      Legal Thought from Blackstone to Kent and Story (pages 484–505)

      Steven J. Macias

    3. Chapter Twenty-Six

      American Jurisprudence in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries (pages 506–523)

      James D. Schmidt

    4. Chapter Twenty-Seven

      Critical Legal Studies (pages 524–542)

      John Henry Schlegel

    5. Chapter Twenty-Eight

      The International Context: An Imperial Perspective on American Legal History (pages 543–561)

      Clara Altman

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      Index (pages 562–582)

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