Title
The Yale Law School guide to research in American legal history / John B. Nann and Morris L. Cohen.
ISBN
9780300118537
9780300235685 (e-book)
Published
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (349 pages).
Call Number
KF240 .N366 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
349.73/072
Summary
"The study of legal history has a broad application that extends well beyond the interests of legal historians. An attorney arguing a case today may need to cite cases that are decades or even centuries old, and historians studying political or cultural history often encounter legal issues that affect their main subjects. Both groups need to understand the laws and legal practices of past eras. This essential reference is intended for the many nonspecialists who need to enter this arcane and often tricky area of research"--Back cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Series
Yale Law Library series in legal history and reference.
General bibliographic sources
English foundations of American law, 1500s-1776
Colonial law, 1600s-1770s
Constitutional law, 1780s
The early republic, 1790s-1870s
Research gets organized, 1880s-1930s
The administrative state, 1930s-2010s
Archives and practice materials
International and civil law in the United States
Language and biography
Nonlaw research.