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Jacobson, Stephen

Catalonia's advocates : lawyers, society, and politics in Barcelona, 1759-1900 / Stephen Jacobson. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). - Studies in legal history . - Studies in legal history. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Offering a window into the history of the modern legal profession in Western Europe, this book presents a history of lawyers in the most industrialised city on the Mediterranean. Far from being mere curators of static law, Barcelona's lawyers were at the centre of social conflict and political and economic change, mediating between state, family, and society. Beginning with the resurrection of a decadent bar during the Enlightenment, this book traces the historical evolution of lawyers throughout the long nineteenth century.

Specialized.

ISBN: 9781469605494 No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Law--History.--Spain--Catalonia
Law--History.--Spain--Barcelona
Lawyers--History.--Spain--Catalonia
Practice of law--History.--Spain--Catalonia
Law.
European history.
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.

LC Class. No.: KKT6071.A197 / .J33 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 349.467