TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nann,John B.
AU  - Cohen,Morris L.
TI  - The Yale Law School guide to research in American legal history
T2  - Yale Law Library series in legal history and reference
SN  - 9780300235685
AV  - KF352 
U1  - 349.7309 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Law
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Legal research
KW  - ukslc
KW  - United States of America, USA
KW  - thema
KW  - Legal skills & practice
KW  - Legal history
KW  - Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law
N1  - Previously issued in print: 2018; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - The study of legal history has a broad application that extends well beyond the interests of legal historians. An attorney arguing a case today may need to cite cases that are decades or even centuries old, and historians studying political or cultural history often encounter legal issues that affect their main subjects. Both groups need to understand the laws and legal practices of past eras. Law plays an important part in the political and social history of the United States. As such, researchers interested in almost every aspect of American life will have occasion to use legal materials. This text provides an overview of legal history research, describing the U.S. legal system and legal authority. It is an essential reference intended for the many nonspecialists who need to enter this arcane and often tricky area of research
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300118537.001.0001
ER  -