Peter Hoffer

Uncivil Warriors

The Lawyers' Civil War

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Produktbeschreibung

Through a series of engaging portraits of the actors involved, Uncivil Warriors shows show that a central contributing factor to the war's legalistic character was the influence of the lawyers--making ours a civil war by lawyers, of lawyers, and in the end, for lawyers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 163mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780190851767
• ISBN-10: 0190851767
• Artikelnr.: 49672502

Autorenporträt

Peter Charles Hoffer is Professor of History, University of Georgia; he is the author of many books, including Cry Liberty and The Federal Courts.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: A Civil War Of, By, and For Lawyers?
Prologue: The Inseparability of Politics and Law: The First Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Chapter One: The Contested Legality of Secession
Chapter Two: A Tale of Two Cabinets and Two Congresses
Chapter Three: In Re Merryman and its Progeny
Chapter Four: Was Secession a Crime?
Chapter Five: An Emancipation Proclamation
Chapter Six: "A New Birth of Freedom"
Epilogue: The Lawyers' Reconstruction
Conclusion: The Lawyers' Civil War in Retrospect