Awarded the Bancroft Prize in American History in 1978, Morton J. Horwitz's The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860 is considered one of the most significant works ever published in American legal history. Since its publication in 1977, it has become the standard source on early nineteenth-century American law. In this monumental book, Morton J. Horwitz offers a sweeping ...(展开全部)

Awarded the Bancroft Prize in American History in 1978, Morton J. Horwitz's The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860 is considered one of the most significant works ever published in American legal history. Since its publication in 1977, it has become the standard source on early nineteenth-century American law. In this monumental book, Morton J. Horwitz offers a sweeping ...(展开全部)

本书展现了美国1780—1860年，美国法律界尤其 是法院如何通过修改传统普通法规则，以回应经济发 展的需求；在经济发展到达 后，又如何通过法律 来固化阶层利益。与普通法史作品不同，它不仅描述 了这一期间私法规则变迁的结果，而且揭示了变迁的 动力和博弈过程，可谓法律历史社会学研究的经典作 品。对希望了解美国私法规则及其形成过程的读者， 本书也是 。 本书是美国历史著作的 高奖——班克罗夫特奖获奖作品！作者采取微观分析方法，详尽地揭示了美国私法演变过程中的各种争斗、妥协和平衡， 为精彩的是对美国经济发展过程中各个阶层的利益分析。全书语言勾沉索隐，精雕细作，同时也不乏高屋建瓴的气象。书中同时对美国法律史的若干重要问题如美国法与英国普通法之间的关系给予了详尽的说明，对读者了解美国法整体变迁大有裨益。 整整20年前，作为“中美元首法治计划”的一部分，中国法学...(展开全部)

本书展现了美国1780—1860年，美国法律界尤其 是法院如何通过修改传统普通法规则，以回应经济发 展的需求；在经济发展到达 后，又如何通过法律 来固化阶层利益。与普通法史作品不同，它不仅描述 了这一期间私法规则变迁的结果，而且揭示了变迁的 动力和博弈过程，可谓法律历史社会学研究的经典作 品。对希望了解美国私法规则及其形成过程的读者， 本书也是 。 本书是美国历史著作的 高奖——班克罗夫特奖获奖作品！作者采取微观分析方法，详尽地揭示了美国私法演变过程中的各种争斗、妥协和平衡， 为精彩的是对美国经济发展过程中各个阶层的利益分析。全书语言勾沉索隐，精雕细作，同时也不乏高屋建瓴的气象。书中同时对美国法律史的若干重要问题如美国法与英国普通法之间的关系给予了详尽的说明，对读者了解美国法整体变迁大有裨益。 整整20年前，作为“中美元首法治计划”的一部分，中国法学...(展开全部)

The Bancroft Prize-winning first volume of Morton Horwitz's monumental history of American law has become the standard source on the subject for the period between 1780 and 1860. Now, Horwitz presents The Transformation of American Law, 1870 to 1960, the long-awaited sequel that brings his sweeping history to completion. In his pathbreaking first volume, Horwitz showed how econ...(展开全部)

For anyone seriously interested in studying American legal history, this insightful and persuasive account of the development of American law from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century is required reading. Comparing and contrasting Progressive Legal Thought with its predecessor, Classical Legal Thought, Horwitz clearly proves the impossibility of understanding the devel...(展开全部)

The Bancroft Prize-winning first volume of Morton Horwitz's monumental history of American law has become the standard source on the subject for the period between 1780 and 1860. Now, Horwitz presents The Transformation of American Law, 1870 to 1960, the long-awaited sequel that brings his sweeping history to completion. In his pathbreaking first volume, Horwitz showed how econ...(展开全部)

For anyone seriously interested in studying American legal history, this insightful and persuasive account of the development of American law from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century is required reading. Comparing and contrasting Progressive Legal Thought with its predecessor, Classical Legal Thought, Horwitz clearly proves the impossibility of understanding the devel...(展开全部)

Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize in American History, this is a landmark history of how the entire American health care system of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs has evolved over the last two centuries.

Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize in American History, this is a landmark history of how the entire American health care system of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs has evolved over the last two centuries.