An introduction to the philosophy of law. [Paperback]

Roscoe Pound (Author)

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Publication Date: December 20, 2010 | ISBN-10: 1240118783 | ISBN-13: 978-1240118786

The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames Stephen, Frederic William Maitland, John Marshall, Joseph Story, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and other works of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value to researchers of domestic and international law, government and politics, legal history, business and economics, criminology and much more.
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<sourceLibrary>Connecticut State Library

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<Notes>Addresses ... delivered in the William L. Storrs Lecture Series, 1921, before the Law School of Yale University."--Half-t.p.

<imprintFull>New Haven : Yale University Press, 1922. <collation>307, [1] p. ; 19 cm

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Dean Pound has given us a clear, concise introduction to the philosophy of the law. It is so concise that it is impossible to summarize it so as to give any idea of its wealth of learning....An excellent, impartial and concise presentation of the subject... --William Herbert Page, Harvard Law Review 36:115-117 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Roscoe Pound was dean of the Harvard Law School. His other books include Social Control Through Law (Available from Transaction), The Spirit of the Common Law, and Interpretations of Legal History. Marshall L. DeRosa is associate professor of political science at Florida Atlantic University and Salvatori Fellow with the Heritage Foundation. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 310 pages
• Publisher: Gale, Making of Modern Law (December 20, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1240118783
• ISBN-13: 978-1240118786
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for anyone studying the law, April 25, 2006

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This review is from: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law: Revised edition (The Storrs Lectures Series) (Paperback)

I'm a college student with a legal studies concentration. I've taken 8 courses on our legal system so far, most of which concentrate on the judicial system. In two chapters this book covers more than any textbook I've been assigned for my courses. Pound's discussions on the application of law are worthwhile in and of themselves. This is clearly the definitive classic text on american jurisprudence, most of which is still relevant despite its age.
That said, there is a downside to the book. It takes hours to read certain pages. In a few sentences Pound manages to convey the same information other authors do in pages. This is not hyperbole. I'm currently taking Judicial Process and Business Law. The combined texts for those classes border on 750 pages. This one book discusses all of the same topics, in much more precise and clear language, in 168 pages. If you want to learn why the law is the way it is, this is the one book you must buy.