{"product_id":"a-concise-history-of-american-law-paperback","title":"A Concise History of American Law - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam E. Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Concise History of American Law\u003c\/em\u003e traces the development of the US legal order from the colonial era to the twenty-first century. Emphasizing the essential role of the common law--derived from judicial precedent, rather than legislation--eminent legal historian William E. Nelson examines the foundations of the American rule of law and its interactions over time with political, economic, and societal transformations. Synthesizing the broad structural, institutional, and ideological changes embedded within American legal history illuminates the significant role courts have played in structuring politics and society. Nelson's accessible chronological narrative details how the rule of law has both facilitated change, by protecting the rights of those who advocate for it, and inhibited change, by acting as a conservative bulwark protecting the rights and property of the rich and powerful. Weaving this fundamental tension between law and politics into his pithy account of how the law was made and practiced over three centuries of American history, Nelson has produced an invaluable guide to the intricate evolution of the modern US legal system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam E. Nelson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Edward Weinfeld Professor Emeritus at New York University School of Law. He has been writing and teaching in the field of American legal history for over fifty years and is the author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eE Pluribus Unum\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press 2019) and \u003cem\u003eThe Common Law in Colonial America\u003c\/em\u003e (four volumes, Oxford University Press 2007-2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8.19 x 5.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51544470192434,"sku":"9780197831144","price":49.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/5vbb8novTY9780197831144.webp?v=1785927243","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/a-concise-history-of-american-law-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}