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Law and Society in Puritan Massachusetts - (Studies in Legal History) by David Thomas Konig (Paperback)

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Distinguished by the critical value it assigns to law in Puritan society, this study describes precisely how the Massachusetts legal system differed from England's and how equity and an adapted common law became so useful to ordinary individuals.
Author(s): David Thomas Konig
241 Pages
Freedom + Security / Law Enforcement, Legal History
Series Name: Studies in Legal History

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Law and Society in Puritan Massachusetts: Essex County, 1629-1692

Book Synopsis

Distinguished by the critical value it assigns to law in Puritan society, this study describes precisely how the Massachusetts legal system differed from England's and how equity and an adapted common law became so useful to ordinary individuals. The author discovers that law gradually replaced religion and communalism as the source of social stability, and he gives a new interpretation to the witchcraft prosecutions of 1692.

Originally published 1979.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .55 Inches (D)

Weight: .79 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Series Title: Studies in Legal History

Sub-Genre: Legal History

Genre: Freedom + Security / Law Enforcement

Number of Pages: 241

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press

Format: Paperback

Author: David Thomas Konig

Language: English

Street Date: January 1, 1981

TCIN: 93372128

UPC: 9780807840818

Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-1621

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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