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853730
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Tigar, Michael E.,1941-
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| Title & Author
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Law and the rise of capitalism /\ Michael E. Tigar ; with the assistance of Madeleine R. Levy.
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| Edition Statement
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New ed. // by Michael E. Tigar.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Monthly Review Press,, ©2000.
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348 pages ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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1583670300
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: 9781583670309
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-339) and index.
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| Abstract
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"Against a backdrop of seven hundred years of bourgeois struggle, eminent lawyer and educator, Michael E. Tigar develops a Marxist theory of law and jurisprudence based upon the Western experience. This well-researched and documented study traces the role of law and lawyers in the European bourgeoisie's conquest of power - the first such history in the English language - and in the process, complements the analyses of such major figures as R.H. Tawney and Max Weber. Using a wide range of primary sources, Tigar demonstrates that the legal theory of the insurgent bourgeoisie predated the Protestant Reformation and was a major ideological ingredient of the bourgeois revolution. Originally published in 1977, Law and the Rise of Capitalism has been translated into several languages in international acclaim. Tigar's new introduction and extended afterword discuss the struggle for human rights over the past two decades and shed light on the challenges facing today's social movements. Tigar draws on his own experiences as a fighter for democratic rights in the United States, Europe and South Africa, while adding new historical insights to human rights issues in the United States including the plight of political prisoners and the death penalty"--Unedited summary from book cover.
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Law and economics-- History.
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Law-- Europe-- History.
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Middle class-- Europe-- History.
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Bourgeoisie-- Europe-- Histoire.
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Droit et économie politique-- Histoire.
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Droit-- Europe-- Histoire.
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Law and economics.
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Law.
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Middle class.
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Europe.
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| Dewey Classification
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340/.115/094
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| LC Classification
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KJ147.T54 2000
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KJC383.T54 2000
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| Cover Title
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Law & the rise of capitalism
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