Looking Back at Law's Century

Looking Back at Law's Century

Hardback (29 May 2002)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book describes a century of tremendous legal change, of inspiring legal developments, and profound failures. The twentieth century took the United States from the Progressive Era's optimism about law and social engineering to current concerns about a hyperlegalistic society, from philosophical idealism to the implementation of democracy, the rule of law, and the idea of human rights throughout the world. At the same time, law maintained its status as the key language of governance in the United States, the most "legal" of all countries, which has succeeded in making its version of the state a point of reference around the globe.

Book information

ISBN: 9780801439575
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 349.73
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 446
Weight: 825g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 32mm