The people and their peace : legal culture and the transformation of inequality in the post-revolutionary south / Laura F. Edwards.

Author/creator Edwards, Laura F.
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxvi, 430 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects
Law--Social aspects. --Southern States. --History.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc. --Southern States. --History. --19th century.
Enslaved persons--Legal status, laws, etc. --Southern States. --History. --19th century.
Free African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. --Southern States. --History. --19th century.
People with social disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc. --Southern States. --History. --19th century.

Contents All was chaos in our legal world : excavating localized law from beneath the layers of Southern history -- Keeping the peace : people's proximity to law -- Bread from chaff : defining offenses against the peace -- Possession and the personality of property : the material basis of authority -- Wasted substance : the operation and regulation of patriarchy -- Subjects vs. rights-holding individuals -- New states : freemen as consistent units of measure.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 375-410) and index.
LCCN 2008041343
ISBN9780807832639 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807832634 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner NC Stacks KF 366 .E329 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold