Law, Labor, and Ideology in the Early American Republic
Author | : Christopher L. Tomlins |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1993-04-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521438578 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521438575 |
Rating | : 4/5 (575 Downloads) |
Download or read book Law, Labor, and Ideology in the Early American Republic written by Christopher L. Tomlins and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-04-30 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a fundamental reinterpretation of law and politics in America between 1790 and 1850, the crucial period of the Republic's early growth and its movement toward industrialism. It is the most detailed study yet available of the intellectual and institutional processes that created the foundation categories framing all the basic legal relationships involving working people.