Lauren (Hrsg.) Benton

Legal Pluralism and Empires, 1500-1850

Buch

This wide-ranging volume advances our understanding of law and empire in the early modern world. Distinguished contributors expose new dimensions of legal pluralism in the British, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Ottoman empires. In-depth analyses probe such topics as the shifting legal privileges of corporations, the intertwining of religious and legal thought, and the effects of clashing legal authorities on sovereignty and subjecthood. Case studies show how a variety of individuals engage with the law and shape the contours of imperial rule.The volume reaches from Peru to New Zealand to Europe to capture the varieties and continuities of… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Ross, Richard J. (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-8147-0836-1
EAN: 9780814708361
Produktnummer: 14141863
Verlag: New York Univ Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 314 S.
Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.3 cm x D2.5 cm 513 g
Gewicht: 513

Über den Autor

Lauren Benton is Professor of History and Affiliated Professor of Law at New York University. Her books include A Search for Sovereignty: Law and Geography in European Empires, 1400-1900 and Law and Colonial Cultures: Legal Regimes in World History, 1400-1900.