Law and Society in England 1750-1950
Professor William Cornish
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Description for Law and Society in England 1750-1950
Paperback. Num Pages: 758 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; LAQ; LAZ; LN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 367.
Law and Society in England 1750–1950 is an indispensable text for those wishing to study English legal history and to understand the foundations of the modern British state. In this new updated edition the authors explore the complex relationship between legal and social change. They consider the ways in which those in power themselves imagined and initiated reform and the ways in which they were obliged to respond to demands for change from outside the legal and political classes. What emerges is a lively and critical account of the evolution of modern rights and expectations, and an engaging study ... Read more
Law and Society in England 1750–1950 is an indispensable text for those wishing to study English legal history and to understand the foundations of the modern British state. In this new updated edition the authors explore the complex relationship between legal and social change. They consider the ways in which those in power themselves imagined and initiated reform and the ways in which they were obliged to respond to demands for change from outside the legal and political classes. What emerges is a lively and critical account of the evolution of modern rights and expectations, and an engaging study ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
758
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
Number of Pages
784
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849462730
SKU
V9781849462730
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Ref
99-50
About Professor William Cornish
William Cornish CMG KC (Hon) FBA is a Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Cambridge and a Life Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge. Stephen Banks is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Reading. Charles Mitchell KC (Hon) FBA is a Professor of Law at University College London. Paul Mitchell is a Professor of Law at ... Read more
Reviews for Law and Society in England 1750-1950
The study of English legal history has been greatly enhanced and brought up-to-date with the publication of a new edition of this seminal text.
Ciaran McCabe, University College Dublin
The Journal of Legal History
Ciaran McCabe, University College Dublin
The Journal of Legal History