Description
| Product ID: | 9781849462730 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Law and Society in England 1750-1950 |
| Authors: | Author: Charles Mitchell, Professor William Cornish, Professor Rebecca Probert, Paul Mitchell, Dr Stephen Banks |
| Page Count: | 784 |
| Subjects: | Law and society, sociology of law, Law & society, Legal history, Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law, Legal history, Laws of Specific jurisdictions, England, c 1700 to c 1800, c 1800 to c 1900, 20th century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Law and Society in England 1750–1950 is an indispensable text for those wishing to study English legal history and to understand the foundations of the modern British state. In this new updated edition the authors explore the complex relationship between legal and social change. They consider the ways in which those in power themselves imagined and initiated reform and the ways in which they were obliged to respond to demands for change from outside the legal and political classes.What emerges is a lively and critical account of the evolution of modern rights and expectations, and an engaging study of the formation of contemporary social, administrative and legal institutions and ideas, and the road that was travelled to create them.The book is divided into eight chapters: Institutions and Ideas; Land; Commerce and Industry; Labour Relations; The Family; Poverty and Education; Accidents; and Crime.This extensively referenced analysis of modern social and legal history will be invaluable to students and teachers of English law, political science, and social history. Law and Society in England 1750–1950 is an indispensable text for those wishing to study English legal history and to understand the foundations of the modern British state. In this new updated edition the authors explore the complex relationship between legal and social change. They consider the ways in which those in power themselves imagined and initiated reform and the ways in which they were obliged to respond to demands for change from outside the legal and political classes. What emerges is a lively and critical account of the evolution of modern rights and expectations, and an engaging study of the formation of contemporary social, administrative and legal institutions and ideas, and the road that was travelled to create them. The book is divided into eight chapters: Institutions and Ideas; Land; Commerce and Industry; Labour Relations; The Family; Poverty and Education; Accidents; and Crime. This extensively referenced analysis of modern social and legal history will be invaluable to students and teachers of English law, political science, and social history. |
| Imprint Name: | Hart Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-10-31 |
