Inventing American Exceptionalism - The Origins of American Adversarial Legal Culture, 1800-1877 (Paperback)

A highly engaging account of the developments-not only legal, but also socioeconomic, political, and cultural-that gave rise to Americans' distinctively lawyer-driven legal culture When Americans imagine their legal system, it is the adversarial trial-dominated by dueling larger-than-life lawyers undertaking grand public performances-that first comes to mind. But as award-winning author Amalia Kessler reveals in this engrossing history, it was only in the turbulent decades before the Civil War that adversarialism became a defining American practice and ideology, displacing alternative, more judge-driven approaches to procedure. By drawing on a broad range of methods and sources-and by recovering neglected influences (including from Europe)-the author shows how the emergence of the American adversarial legal culture was a product not only of developments internal to law, but also of wider socioeconomic, political, and cultural debates over whether and how to undertake market regulation and pursue racial equality. As a result, adversarialism came to play a key role in defining American legal institutions and practices, as well as national identity.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Yale Law Library Series in Legal History and Reference
Release date:	2017
Authors:	Amalia D. Kessler
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	464
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-22225-8
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-300-22225-4
Barcode:	9780300222258

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