THE STORY O F LAWrnExpanded Second EditionrnBy John M. ZanernForeword, annotations, and bibliographies by Charles J. Reid, Jr.rnWritten for the layman as well as the attorney. The Story ofrnLaw is the only complete outline history of the law everrnpublished. “It is,” too, noted journalist William Allen White ofrnthe original edition, “the sort of book that any law}’er could takernhome and give to his children in their teens and twenties as arnjustification of his career.” Moreover, The Story of Law has wellrnbeen termed “the perfect book for introducing the beginning lawrnstudent to the origin and history of the law.” John M. Zanernlucidly describes the growth and improvement of the law overrnthousands of years, and he points out that an increasing awarenessrnof the individual as a person who is responsible for decisionrnand action gradually transformed the law. The seventeenrnchapters include “The Physical Basis of Law,” “Law AmongrnPrimordial Men,” “Babylonian Law,” “The Jewish Law,” “LawrnAmong the Greeks,” “The Roman Creation of Modern Law,”rn”Medieval Law in Europe,” “The Origins of English Law,” andrn”International Law.” Professor Charles J. Reid, Jr., of EmoiyrnUniversity School of Law, has contributed an unsurpassed fortypagern”Selected Bibliography on Legal History” that will bernof enormous interest to academics, students, practicingrnattorneys, and general readers alike.rnJohn M. Zane (1863-1937) was a distinguished attorney.rnCharles J. Reid, Jr., is a Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law, Atlanta.rn599 + xxvi pages. Illustrations, foreword, introduction, appendix, bibliographies, index.rnHardcover $27.00rnPaperback $16.00rn0-86597-190-0rn0-86597-191-9rn(Indiana residents add 5% sales tax)rnCall 800-955-8335 T i K p r f v Flin’fl ^e payrnFax 317-579-6060 i£it!S±LX-Liiii!irnor write:rnUPS shipping onrnprepaid orders.rn8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite #300, Dept. CHR8, Indianapolis, IN 46250rnExplore Liberty Fund’s catalogue on the World Wide Webrnat www.libertyfund.orgrnrnrn
January 1975April 21, 2022By The Archive
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