A nation of laws : America's imperfect pursuit of justice
A nation of laws : America's imperfect pursuit of justice
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Edition Details
- Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Peter Charles Hoffer
- Language: English
- Jurisdiction(s): Kansas
- Publication Information: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2010]
- Publication Type (Medium): History
- Type: Book
- Permalink: http://books.lawi.us/a-nation-of-laws-america-s-imperfect-pursuit-of-justice/ (Stable identifier)
Additional Format
Online version: Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944- Nation of laws. Lawrence, Kan.: University Press of Kansas, ©2010 (OCoLC)744517713
Short Description
XV, 214 pages ; 23 cm
Purpose and Intended Audience
Useful for students learning an area of law, A nation of laws : America's imperfect pursuit of justice is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.
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Bibliographic information
- Publisher: University Press of Kansas
- Responsable Person: Peter Charles Hoffer.
- Publication Date: 2010
- Country/State: Kansas
- Number of Editions: 4 editions
- First edition Date: 2010
- Last edition Date: 2010
- Languages: English
- Library of Congress Code: KF352
- Dewey Code: 349.73
- ISBN: 9780700617074 0700617078
- OCLC: 466346893
Main Contents
Introduction : a nation of laws
Prologue : slavery and race law
Contested categories
Divergent paths
Adversaries and partisans
Criminal trials
Critical episodes
Discursive spaces
Epilogue : the future of a nation of laws.