A Cultural History of Law in the Age of Enlightenment

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Synopsis

The period of the Enlightenment was marked by innovation in political, cultural, religious, and educational ideas with the aim of improving the experience of human beings in society. Key to intellectual debates and day-to-day life were ideas about the law. Many looked to Britain, and to the British, as exemplars of a state governed by moderate laws under a moderate constitution. Britain's laws and constitution were portrayed and satirized in almost every artistic medium. A Cultural History of Law in the Age of Enlightenment presents essays spanning the “long 18th century” (1680 to 1820) which explore the place of law in a range of creative and artistic media, all of which flourished in a commercial society with law at its center and enlightenment as its aim.Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, A Cultural History of Law in the Age of Enlightenment presents essays that examine key cultural case studies of the period on the themes of justice, constitution, codes, agreements, arguments, property and possession, wrongs, and the legal profession.

Book details

Series:
The Cultural Histories Series
Author:
Rebecca Probert and John Snape
ISBN:
9781350079250
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
216
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-03-11
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2019
Copyright by:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction, Social Studies