The mysterious science of the law;: An essay on Blackstone's Commentaries, showing how Blackstone, employing eighteenth-century ideas of science, ... once a conservative and a mysterious science,

by Daniel J. Boorstin

Book Overview

Referred to as the "bible of American lawyers," Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England shaped the principles of law in both England and America when its first volume appeared in 1765. For... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0007E9640
• Release Date: January 1958
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.