Law, Crime and English Society, 1660–1830 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521642612 ISBN 13: 9780521642613

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Written from Marxist and liberal perspectives, this study examines how eighteenth-century English law was defined and administered. It introduces current debates about British society in the era in which England became the world's leading nation. Contributions from leading international historians consider eighteenth-century legal institutions in relation to contemporary concepts of corruption, oppression and institutional efficiency. The result is an original account of the legal basis of eighteenth-century society.

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Book Description:

This book examines how eighteenth-century law was made, defined, administered, and used. Written from both Marxist and liberal perspectives, it introduces the reader to current debates about the nature of English law and society in the era in which England became the world's leading nation. Contributions from leading international historians investigate eighteenth-century society's use of its legal institutions and reflect on contemporary concepts of corruption, oppression, and institutional efficiency. The result is an invaluable and unequalled account of the legal bases of eighteenth-century society.

About the Author:

Norma Landau is Professor of History at the University of California at Davis and the author of The Justices of the Peace, 1679-1760 , published by the University of California Press in 1984.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521642612
• ISBN 13: 9780521642613
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Landau Norma