Legal Publishing in Antebellum America

Author:   M. H. Hoeflich (University of Kansas)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107617841


Pages:   206
Publication Date:   22 August 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   M. H. Hoeflich (University of Kansas)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.310kg
ISBN:  

9781107617841


ISBN 10:   1107617847
Pages:   206
Publication Date:   22 August 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. A bookish profession; 2. Birth of the law book trade; 3. Spreading the word: catalogues and cultivation; 4. Bidding for law books; 5. Risk, subscriptions, and status; 6. John Livingston, esq.: law bookseller as cultural entrepreneur; 7. Conclusion: selling the law in antebellum America.

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Review of the hardback: 'This changes dramatically how we think about 'the history of the book' and legal history, both. Hoeflich brings unprecedented precision to how law books were made and distributed and how this affected legal knowledge. Most importantly, Legal Publishing in Antebellum America shows how we can get at this most difficult of problems: how did ideas remake America?' Alfred Brophy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Review of the hardback: 'Very occasionally a book appears that is a real monument to learning. M. H. Hoeflich's Legal Publishing in Antebellum America encompasses the study of law, business, history, books, and informational technology in one masterful narrative. Very few have the knowledge to write a book like this. Even fewer do it. We are all in M. H. Hoeflich's debt.' Daniel R. Coquillette, Boston College Law School Review of the hardback: ' ... full of useful details and insights, often so well presented that they trump (for enjoyment) any consideration of business trends or intellectual movements. Readers will cite Hoeflich's scheme of periodization; but they will also remember the many inferences he can draw from a printed catalogue or a list of subscribers.' Law and History Review


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M. H. Hoeflich is Kane Professor of Law at University of Kansas. He is the author of Roman and Civil Law and the Development of Anglo-American Jurisprudence as well as articles in various journals, including the Journal of Legal History, American Journal of Legal History, Law and History Review, and Law Library Journal. Professor Hoeflich is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and member of the American Law Institute.

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