Revolution and the making of the contemporary legal profession : England, France, and the United States /
Michael Burrage.
- xi, 683 pages ; 24 cm.
- Oxford socio-legal studies .
- Oxford socio-legal studies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 638-672) and index.
Investigating a fateful encounter -- Ideal and myth in the lives of French advocates -- Practitioners v. legislators and professors in the United States -- Learned friends and gentlemen in England : beneficiaries of the Glorious Revolution -- Comparing professions, states and societies.
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Lawyers--History--England Practice of law--History--England Lawyers--History--France Practice of law--History--France Lawyers--History--United States Practice of law--History--United States
Great Britain--History--Revolution of 1688 France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799 United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783