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Law and government in England during the long eighteenth century : from consent to command
- Title
- Law and government in England during the long eighteenth century : from consent to command / David Lemmings.
- Author
- Lemmings, David.
- Publication
- Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
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Details
- Description
- x, 269 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Over the long eighteenth century English governance was transformed by large adjustments to the legal instruments and processes of power. This book documents and analyzes these shifts and focuses upon the changing relations between legal authority and the English people"--
- Series Statement
- Studies in modern history
- Uniform Title
- Studies in modern history (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- List of Tables -- Note on Works Cited in Endnotes -- Introduction: Law, Consent and Command -- The Local Experience of Law and Authority: Quarter Sessions, JPs, and the People -- Going to Law: the Rise and Fall of Civil Litigation -- Crime and the Administration of Criminal Law: Problems, Solutions, and Participation -- Parliament, Legislation and the People: the Idea and Experience of Leviathan -- Conclusion: Governance, People and Law in the Eighteenth Century.
- Call Number
- JFE 12-1604
- ISBN
- 9780230293014 (hardback)
- 0230293018 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2011043803
- OCLC
- YBP 2011043803
- Author
- Lemmings, David.
- Title
- Law and government in England during the long eighteenth century : from consent to command / David Lemmings.
- Imprint
- Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- Series
- Studies in modern historyStudies in modern history (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 12-1604