In a society of strangers, there develops what can be called crimes of mobility -- forms of criminality rare in traditional societies: bigamy, the confidence game, and blackmail, for example…

Through a series of historical analyses, Friedman explores the relationship between the legal system and the development of modern science and technology.

The trial of O.J. Simpson was a sensation, avidly followed by millions of people, but it was also, in a sense, nothing new. One hundred years earlier the Lizzie Borden…

This book assembles essays on legal sociology and legal history by an international group of distinguished scholars. All have been influenced by the prolific legal historian, legal sociologist and scholar…

A classic study of the social and economic realities of trade law, told through case studies and rich historical analysis. Comparing contract cases and legislation over three discrete historical periods…

Explores how Ohiou2009-u2009as a public enterprise state, creating state agencies and mobilizing public resources for transport innovation and controlu2009-u2009led in the process of economic change before the Civil War.

The Massachusetts State Constitution provides an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state’s governing charter. It begins with an overview of Massachusetts’s constitutional history, and then provides an in-depth…

Examines the constitutional relationship between Congress and the President in the post-September 11 world and argues that Congress should exercise its legitimate authority in guiding United States policy. This book…