Medieval Law in Context: The Growth of Legal Consciousness from Magna Carta to the Peasants' Revolt

by Anthony Musson

Book Overview

Examines how medieval people at all social levels thought about law, justice and politics, as well as their role in society. Provides a clear, structured view of judicial developments and experience of litigation in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Offers a new perspective on both law and politics by focusing on the medium of legal consciousness and legal culture. Makes the specialised area of law accessible for the general reader interested...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071905494X
• ISBN13: 9780719054945
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"