Law and Society: An Introduction

Surveys the functions and practice of law, its origins, history, and twentieth-century developments and characteristics, and theories and research bearing on legal systems

Friedman, Lawrence Meir

Pearson College Div

PRENTICE/HALL

Contract Law in America. A Social and Economic Case Study

University of Wisconsin Press

<p>An updated and revised, comprehensive introduction, for students and general readers alike, to the American legal system includes historical notes and explanations of how laws are made and administered, and the differing varieties of law.</p>

American Law: An Introduction

History

Americas

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

<p>Thousands of rules affect our work and play, what we buy, and how we get along with our neighbors. This book meets the need of students and general readers alike for a comprehensive introduction to the American legal system. It explains how laws are made and brilliantly explores the way changes in law mirror, and sometimes guide, changes in society . Lawrence Friedman now offers a revised and updated edition of his comprehensive introduction to the American legal system. Rich in anecdote and historical detail, this invaluable book makes the bewildering complexity of American law understandable to us all. It explains how laws are made, from the United States Constitution to the small-town zoning board, and how law is administered by courts and agencies at every level of government. It describes the tremendous variety of law: antitrust law, family law, torts (the law of accidents), criminal justice, rules for packaging medicine and food. And it brilliantly explores important trends to reveal the way changes in law mirror, and sometimes guide, changes in society.</p>

Legal History

W.W.Norton&Company

"A History of American Law" has become a classic for students of law, American history and sociology across the country. In this brilliant and immensely readable book, Lawrence M. Friedman tells the whole fascinating story of American law from its beginnings in the colonies to the present day. By showing how close the life of the law is to the economic and political life of the country, he makes a complex subject understandable and engrossing. "A History of American Law" presents the achievements and failures of the American legal system in the context of America's commercial and working world, family practices and attitudes toward property, slavery, government, crime and justice. Now Professor Friedman has completely revised and enlarged his landmark work, incorporating a great deal of new material. The book contains newly expanded notes, a bibliography and a bibliographical essay.

A History of American Law (Touchstone Books (Paperback))

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Simon & Schuster Books

Law and the behavioral sciences (Contemporary legal education series)

Bobbs-Merrill

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