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Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law and the Inner Self
G. Edward White
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Description for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law and the Inner Self
paperback. A complete biography of Oliver Wendell Holmes which shows the relationship between his nineteenth-century Boston Brahmin upbringing and his twentieth-century legal innovation. By examining Holmes's colourful life, White shows the connection between legal thought and cultural change. Num Pages: 648 pages, 8 pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; LAB; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 897.
In this book G. Edward White, the acclaimed biographer of Earl Warren and one of America's most esteemed legal scholars, provides a rounded portrait of a remarkable jurist. White provides a vivid portrait of Holmes's life and an astute commentary on his legal writings, including the classic work, The Common Law. He reveals that some of the themes that have dominated twentieth-century American jurisprudence – including protection for free speech and the belief that judges make the law – originated in Holmes's work. Suggesting that understanding Holmes's life is crucial to understanding his work, White continually stresses the connections between ... Read more
In this book G. Edward White, the acclaimed biographer of Earl Warren and one of America's most esteemed legal scholars, provides a rounded portrait of a remarkable jurist. White provides a vivid portrait of Holmes's life and an astute commentary on his legal writings, including the classic work, The Common Law. He reveals that some of the themes that have dominated twentieth-century American jurisprudence – including protection for free speech and the belief that judges make the law – originated in Holmes's work. Suggesting that understanding Holmes's life is crucial to understanding his work, White continually stresses the connections between ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
Number of Pages
648
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195101287
SKU
V9780195101287
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About G. Edward White
G. Edward White is University Professor and John B. Minor Professor of Law and History at the University of Virginia. A noted legal scholar, his books have won several awards, including a Silver Gavel Award from the American Bar Association in 1983, for Earl Warren, and the James Willard Hurst Prize of the Law and Society Association in 1990, for ... Read more
Reviews for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law and the Inner Self
`White produces a quite remarkable book. The most remarkable feature of this study is its detail ... a study, which, for all its detail and complexity, never fails to engage the reader
is an incredible achievement. Rarely do biographies come as good as this'. Law Quarterly Review
is an incredible achievement. Rarely do biographies come as good as this'. Law Quarterly Review