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Author
Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944-
Title
A nation of laws : America's imperfect pursuit of justice / Peter Charles Hoffer.
Imprint
Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2010.
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Axe 3rd Floor Stacks
349.73 H675n 2010
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Description
xv, 214 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : A nation of laws -- Prologue : slavery and race law -- Contested categories -- Divergent paths -- Adversaries and partisans -- Criminal trials -- Critical episodes -- Discursive spaces -- Epilogue : the future of a nation of laws.
Subject
Law -- United States -- History.
Justice, Administration of -- United States -- History.
Crime and race -- United States -- History.
Guerrillas -- United States -- History.
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9780700617074 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0700617078 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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CDX 11402758
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