Legal history books

This book addresses historical issues of colonialism and race, which influenced the formation of multicultural society...  Read More >>

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This book focuses on Anglo-American disputes arising out of the civil war in the United States and British interests...  Read More >>

In 500, the legal order in Europe was structured around ancient customs, social practices and feudal values. By...  Read More >>

How should we talk about “the law” in a period so remote from our own and covering such a huge span of time and...  Read More >>

The Age of Reform – the hundred years from 1820 to 1920 - has become synonymous with innovation and change but this...  Read More >>

The period since the First World War has been a century distinguished by the loss of any unitary foundation for...  Read More >>

The period of the Enlightenment was marked by innovation in political, cultural, religious, and educational ideas...  Read More >>

Opened up by the revival of Classical thought but driven by the violence of the Reformation and Counter Reformation,...  Read More >>

Monitoring American Federalism examines the use of interposition as a constitutional tool to monitor the federal...  Read More >>

Through analysis of 5 plays by Shakespeare, Paul Raffield examines what it meant to be a ‘stranger’ to English law...  Read More >>

This first title in the ""Law, Literature & Culture"" series uses six legal disputes from the South Carolina courts...  Read More >>

Centering on cases of sexual violence, this open access book illuminates the contested introduction of British and...  Read More >>

Theories of Legal Relations is an astute examination of existing legal systems that explores the notion of legal...  Read More >>

In 1602 the German nations decided to separate the registration of new members from the ‘texte des rapports’ in...  Read More >>

The most authoritative account of a pivotal event in legal and cultural history: the trials of Oscar Wilde on charges...  Read More >>

This study identifies specific features in the legal procedure and social perception of homicide in Athens in the...  Read More >>

The remarkable true story behind Britain's only war crimes trial  Read More >>

"Il commento ad edictum di Ulpiano e uno dei grandi testi del pensiero giuridico occidentale: nel suo poderoso impianto...  Read More >>

Almost every society has professional judges, but from ancient Athens to modern Asia, cultures have wanted ordinary...  Read More >>

Almost every society has professional judges, but from ancient Athens to modern Asia, cultures have wanted ordinary...  Read More >>

Drawing from an interdisciplinary body of research and data, Women of Piracy employs a criminological lens to explore...  Read More >>

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Traces 4,500 years of law and its complex interactions with culture  Read More >>

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