The Canon of American legal thought / Edited by David Kennedy and William W. Fisher III; illustrated by Doug Mayhew.

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Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2006.

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59371

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Author:

Kennedy, David.

Fisher, William W., III.

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Subject:

Law -- United States -- Philosophy.

Jurisprudence -- United States.

Law -- Methodology.

Contents:

Part I. Attacking the old order: 1900-1940

Part II. A new order: the legal process, policy, and principle: 1940-1960

Part III. The emergence of eclecticism: 1960-2000.

Summary:

This anthology presents full texts of the twenty most important works of American legal thought since 1890, and traces the rise and evolution of a distinctly American form of legal reasoning.

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Includes bibliographical references.

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9780691120010

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Phys. description:

ix, 925 p. : ill. ; 26 cm