The history of Michigan law / edited by Paul Finkelman and Martin J. Hershock ; with a foreword by Clifford W. Taylor.

Other author Finkelman, Paul, 1949-
Other author Hershock, Martin J., 1962-
Other author Taylor, Clifford W.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAthens, Ohio : Ohio University Press,
Descriptionxiv, 290 p. ; 25 cm.
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SeriesOhio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest
Contents The northwest ordinance and Michigan's territorial heritage / David G. Chardavoyne -- Blood on the tracks : law, railroad accidents, the economy, and the Michigan frontier / Martin J. Hershock -- An occasionally dry state surrounded by water : temperance and prohibition in antebellum Michigan / John W. Quist -- A beacon of liberty on the Great Lakes : race, slavery, and the law in antebellum Michigan / Roy E. Finkenbine -- Deference to democracy : Thomas Cooley and his barnburning court / Paul D. Carrington -- The four Michigan Constitutions / Frank Ravitch -- Ruin and recovery : conservation and environmental law in Michigan / David Dempsey -- 170 years of a balancing act : a brief history of criminal justice in Michigan / Ronald J. Bretz -- The promise of equality and the limits of law : from the Civil War to World War II / Paul Finkelman -- "Methods of mysticism" and the industrial order : labor law in Michigan, 1868-1940 / Elizabeth Faue -- The Michigan Women's Commission and the struggle against sex discrimination in the 1970s / Liette Gidlow -- Legal education in Michigan / Byron D. Cooper.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2006009921
ISBN0821416618 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780821416617 (cloth : alk. paper)

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