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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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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  349.73 H675n 2010    ---  Available
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.
ISBN 9780700617074 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0700617078 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Standard No. CDX 11402758

 
    
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