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The life of the law
the people and cases that have shaped our society, from King Alfred to Rodney King
By Knight, Alfred H.
- ISBN
- 978-0-51779-990-1
- Publisher
- New York : Crown Publishers, c1996.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 1996
Knight, a practicing attorney and former federal prosecutor, has put together a brilliant compendium of 21 essays that chronicle the growth and development of individual rights and liberties within the Anglo-American legal and constitutional system. Early English proscriptions made unauthorized intrusion into the home a serious crime. Centuries later in America, an Ohio housewife was pushed aside by a sq...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
