The Resource Litigation nation : a cultural history of lawsuits in America, Peter Charles Hoffer
Litigation nation : a cultural history of lawsuits in America, Peter Charles Hoffer
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- Summary
- This book charts the history of civil litigation in America from the 17th century to today, using key cases that illustrate the central theme of lawsuits in different periods of U.S. history, and enabling readers to explore and understand key questions in American life and culture through the changing nature of how and why we sue one another
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 224 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: Litigation and Honor
- Part I: Litigation Defines a Nation
- Defamation
- Land-Grabbing and Money-Grubbing
- Slavery and Honor
- Free Labor?
- Part II: Litigation Defends Democracy
- Stock Swindles and Swindlers
- Divorce
- Civil Rights and Wrongs
- Product Liability and Mass Tort Litigation
- Conclusion: The Value of Litigation in America
- Isbn
- 9781538116579
- Label
- Litigation nation : a cultural history of lawsuits in America
- Title
- Litigation nation
- Title remainder
- a cultural history of lawsuits in America
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter Charles Hoffer
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This book charts the history of civil litigation in America from the 17th century to today, using key cases that illustrate the central theme of lawsuits in different periods of U.S. history, and enabling readers to explore and understand key questions in American life and culture through the changing nature of how and why we sue one another
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1944-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hoffer, Peter Charles
- Dewey number
- 346.7303
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- KF1250
- LC item number
- .H64 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The American ways series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Torts
- Actions and defenses
- Label
- Litigation nation : a cultural history of lawsuits in America, Peter Charles Hoffer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Litigation and Honor -- Part I: Litigation Defines a Nation -- Defamation -- Land-Grabbing and Money-Grubbing -- Slavery and Honor -- Free Labor? -- Part II: Litigation Defends Democracy -- Stock Swindles and Swindlers -- Divorce -- Civil Rights and Wrongs -- Product Liability and Mass Tort Litigation -- Conclusion: The Value of Litigation in America
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 224 pages
- Isbn
- 9781538116579
- Lccn
- 2019015617
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- on1097363754
- (OCoLC)1097363754
- Label
- Litigation nation : a cultural history of lawsuits in America, Peter Charles Hoffer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Litigation and Honor -- Part I: Litigation Defines a Nation -- Defamation -- Land-Grabbing and Money-Grubbing -- Slavery and Honor -- Free Labor? -- Part II: Litigation Defends Democracy -- Stock Swindles and Swindlers -- Divorce -- Civil Rights and Wrongs -- Product Liability and Mass Tort Litigation -- Conclusion: The Value of Litigation in America
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 224 pages
- Isbn
- 9781538116579
- Lccn
- 2019015617
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- on1097363754
- (OCoLC)1097363754
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