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Law and Revolution
Harold J. Berman
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Description for Law and Revolution
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 3 maps, 1 line illustration, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 44. Weight in Grams: 928.
The roots of modern Western legal institutions and concepts go back nine centuries to the Papal Revolution, when the Western church established its political and legal unity and its independence from emperors, kings, and feudal lords. Out of this upheaval came the Western idea of integrated legal systems consciously developed over generations and centuries. Harold J. Berman describes the main features of these systems of law, including the canon law of the church, the royal law of the major kingdoms, the urban law of the newly emerging cities, feudal law, manorial law, and mercantile law. In the coexistence and competition ... Read more
The roots of modern Western legal institutions and concepts go back nine centuries to the Papal Revolution, when the Western church established its political and legal unity and its independence from emperors, kings, and feudal lords. Out of this upheaval came the Western idea of integrated legal systems consciously developed over generations and centuries. Harold J. Berman describes the main features of these systems of law, including the canon law of the church, the royal law of the major kingdoms, the urban law of the newly emerging cities, feudal law, manorial law, and mercantile law. In the coexistence and competition ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
Weight
927g
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674517769
SKU
V9780674517769
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About Harold J. Berman
Harold J. Berman was Woodruff Professor of Law at Emory University and Ames Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Harvard University.
Reviews for Law and Revolution
A magnificent volume, broad in scope and rich in detail; this may be the most important book on law in our generation. American Political Science Review This is a book of the first importance. Every lawyer should read it ... Clearly written and well-organized, it is a work of immense scholarship. Los Angeles Daily Journal Superb... A tour de force ... Read more