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The Legalist Reformation: Law, Politics, and Ideology in New York, 1920-1980 (Studies in Legal History)
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by William E. Nelson
Sales Rank: 2005064
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 472 pages
Published by: The University of North Carolina Press December 2, 2000
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0807825913
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0807825914
Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 6.5 x 1.3 inches
Weighs: 2 pounds
From Library Journal
Nowhere is the concept of the law as an evolving, dynamic, and progressive force in modern American society better espoused than in this seminal, exhaustive piece of legal and historical research. Nelson (law, New York Univ.) notes a number of causes for the accelerated rate with which legal practices and procedures in the state of New York evolved into a modern system that reflects progressive institutions and liberal ideologies. With historical and legal references, the author shows how reformers took control of New York's political and legal institutions and mounted a campaign to limit the exploitation of immigrants and minorities by providing opportunities for upward mobility. At the same time, the traditional moral underpinnings of the law were replaced in a wide variety of legal doctrines with a rainbow of concepts that promoted a broader sharing of society's wealth by all of its elements. Nelson illustrates the manner in which enlightened ideology can be put to work within the framework of legal and political institutions to achieve social change. One of the author's best examples is the way state court judges tilted the law, enabling upwardly mobile entrepreneurs to seize a greater slice of society's wealth. This scholarly work is highly recommended for academic and law libraries. Philip Y. Blue, New York State Supreme Court Criminal Branch Law Lib.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
LIBRARY JOURNAL
"This [is a] seminal, exhaustive piece of legal and historical research."
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