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Titre(s) : The Yale biographical dictionary of American law [Texte imprimé] / edited by Roger K. Newman
Publication : New Haven : Yale University Press, cop. 2009
Description matérielle : xiii, 622 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Collection : Yale Law library series in legal history and reference
Lien à la collection : Yale Law Library series in legal history and reference
Comprend : Introduction ; The Yale biographical dictionary of American law ; List of contributors
; Photograph credits.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references.
This book is the first to gather in a single volume concise biographies of the most
eminent men and women in the history of American law. Encompassing a wide range of
individuals who have devised, replenished, expounded, and explained law, The Yale
Biographical Dictionary of American Law presents succinct and lively entries devoted
to more than 700 subjects selected for their significant and lasting influence on
American law. Casting a wide net, editor Roger K. Newman includes individuals from
around the country, from colonial times to the present, encompassing the spectrum
of ideologies from left-wing to right, and including a diversity of racial, ethnic,
and religious groups. Entries are devoted to the living and dead, the famous and infamous,
many who upheld the law and some who broke it. Supreme Court justices, private practice
lawyers, presidents, professors, journalists, philosophers, novelists, prosecutors,
and others - the individuals in the volume are as diverse as the nation itself. Entries
written by more than 600 expert contributors outline basic biographical facts on their
subjects, offer well-chosen anecdotes and incidents to reveal accomplishments, and
include brief bibliographies. Readers will turn to this dictionary as an authoritative
and useful resource, but they will also discover a volume that delights and entertains.
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Newman, Roger K. (1947-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Juristes -- États-Unis
Genre ou forme : Dictionnaires biographiques
Indice(s) Dewey :
340.092 2 (23e éd.) = Droit - Biographie collective
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780300113006 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0300113005 (cloth) (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43523222r
Notice n° :
FRBNF43523222
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