A path-breaking collection of essays demonstrating the fascinating ways in which personalities interact with physical locale in shaping the law.
Description
The collection represents a rich array of interdisciplinary expertise,
with authors who are law professors, historians, sociologists and
criminologists. Their essays include studies into the lives of judges
and lawyers, rape victims, prostitutes, religious sect leaders, and
common criminals. The geographic scope touches Canada, the United
States and Australia. The essays explore how one individual, or small
self-identified groups, were able to make a difference in how law was
understood, applied, and interpreted. They also probe the degree to
which locale and location influenced legal culture history.