Book contents
- Frontmatter
- 1 Law and the American State, from the Revolution to the Civil War: Institutional Growth and Structural Change
- 2 Legal Education and Legal Thought, 1790–1920
- 3 The Legal Profession: From the Revolution to the Civil War
- 4 The Courts, 1790–1920
- 5 Criminal Justice in the United States, 1790–1920: A Government of Laws or Men?
- 6 Citizenship And Immigration Law, 1800–1924: Resolutions Of Membership And Territory
- 7 Federal Policy, Western Movement, and Consequences for Indigenous People, 1790–1920
- 8 Marriage and Domestic Relations
- 9 Slavery, Anti-Slavery, and the Coming of the Civil War
- 10 The Civil War And Reconstruction
- 11 Law, Personhood, and Citizenship in the Long Nineteenth Century: the Borders of Belonging
- 12 Law in Popular Culture, 1790–1920: The People and the Law
- 13 Law and Religion, 1790–1920
- 14 Legal Innovation and Market Capitalism, 1790–1920
- 15 Innovations in Law and Technology, 1790–1920
- 16 The Laws of Industrial Organization, 1870–1920
- 17 The Military in American Legal History
- 18 The United States and International Affairs, 1789–1919
- 19 Politics, State-Building, and the Courts, 1870–1920
- Bibliographic Essays
- Notes on Contributors
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 November 2008
- Frontmatter
- 1 Law and the American State, from the Revolution to the Civil War: Institutional Growth and Structural Change
- 2 Legal Education and Legal Thought, 1790–1920
- 3 The Legal Profession: From the Revolution to the Civil War
- 4 The Courts, 1790–1920
- 5 Criminal Justice in the United States, 1790–1920: A Government of Laws or Men?
- 6 Citizenship And Immigration Law, 1800–1924: Resolutions Of Membership And Territory
- 7 Federal Policy, Western Movement, and Consequences for Indigenous People, 1790–1920
- 8 Marriage and Domestic Relations
- 9 Slavery, Anti-Slavery, and the Coming of the Civil War
- 10 The Civil War And Reconstruction
- 11 Law, Personhood, and Citizenship in the Long Nineteenth Century: the Borders of Belonging
- 12 Law in Popular Culture, 1790–1920: The People and the Law
- 13 Law and Religion, 1790–1920
- 14 Legal Innovation and Market Capitalism, 1790–1920
- 15 Innovations in Law and Technology, 1790–1920
- 16 The Laws of Industrial Organization, 1870–1920
- 17 The Military in American Legal History
- 18 The United States and International Affairs, 1789–1919
- 19 Politics, State-Building, and the Courts, 1870–1920
- Bibliographic Essays
- Notes on Contributors
- Index
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- The Cambridge History of Law in America , pp. i - xviiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2008