Legal history books

Originally published in 1974, this book was the first full-scale work published in this country evaluating carefully...  Read More >>

First published in 1963, this title was an attempt to discover what had been learnt from a range of prison experience...  Read More >>

In the late 1950s crime and its treatment had never been of greater public interest. In this title, first published...  Read More >>

A new volume in the venerable constitutional history series The third in a planned six-volume series examining...  Read More >>

"English summary: Under what circumstances could a mentally ill person be committed to an ""asylum"" during the...  Read More >>

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"This book of Professor Allan R. Brewer-Carías, deals with the concept of the Rule of Law State, which is equivalent...  Read More >>

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The heightened role of religion in the public sphere can become either a source of violence or a source of reconciliation....  Read More >>

This book provides a long history of France’s infamous indigénat regime, from its origins in Algeria to its contested...  Read More >>

This is the first operational account of the Irish House of Commons in the early Stuart period, a time of immense...  Read More >>

"The Supreme Court stands as the most powerful court in the nation and bears the ultimate say on law and the interpretation...  Read More >>

This book examines the relationship between flexible regional economic integration in the East African Community...  Read More >>

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This book provides the first comprehensive and detailed analysis of the Infanticide Act and its impact in England...  Read More >>

The phrase 'Jus Uncommon' summarizes England's claim to independence from Europe, a claim supported by its unique...  Read More >>

Entangled Emancipation examines the struggle to redefine the gender order and women’s rights in East and West Germany...  Read More >>

The dawn of the Tudor regime is one of most recognisable periods of English history. This book sheds new light on...  Read More >>

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""A study of legal aspects of the works of Charles Dickens""--  Read More >>

""A study of legal aspects of the works of Charles Dickens""--  Read More >>

This book rethinks what has been conventionally understood as early modern natural law, focusing on the intellectual...  Read More >>

In the dusty town of Cheyenne, 1867, Lone Wilder, a handsome and hardened Confederate soldier, arrives seeking adventure...  Read More >>

For many years, Britain tried to impose its own laws on the peoples it conquered, and English common law usually...  Read More >>

For many years, Britain tried to impose its own laws on the peoples it conquered, and English common law usually...  Read More >>