Law and Society in Puritan Massachusetts - Essex County, 1629-1692 (Paperback, New edition)

Distinguished by the critical value it assigns to law in Puritan society, this study describes precisely how the Massachusetts legal system differed from England's and how equity and an adapted common law became so useful to ordinary individuals. The author discovers that law gradually replaced religion and communalism as the source of social stability, and he gives a new interpretation to the witchcraft prosecutions of 1692.
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General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Legal History
Release date:	1981
First published:	1981
Authors:	David Thomas Konig
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	241
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8078-4081-8
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Comparative law Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8078-4081-5
Barcode:	9780807840818

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