Pierson V. Post, the Hunt for the Fox - Law and Professionalization in American Legal Culture

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. The Literary History of Pierson: 1. Solemn foolery; 2. Rabelaisian play; Part II. The Social History of Pierson: 3. Local justice; 4. Lawyerization; 5. The legal fictions needed for a state of nature debate; Part III. The Intellectual History of Pierson: 6. The reporter; 7. Mandarization; Conclusion.

About the author

Angela Fernandez is a legal historian at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, where she is also a member of the Department of History. She has published numerous articles and is co-editor of Law Books in Action: Essays on the Anglo-American Legal Treatise (2012).

Summary

Offers new understandings of the famous foxhunting case, Pierson v. Post, and its role in legal education and legal professionalization. This book is meant for legal historians, lawyers, and law professors and students.

Product details

• Authors: Angela Fernandez, Angela (University of Toronto) Fernandez, Fernandez Angela
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781108790703
• ISBN: 978-1-108-79070-3
• No. of pages: 393
• Series: Cambridge Historical Studies i; Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; USA, LAW / Property, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Legal History, United States of America, USA, Property law: general, property law