{"product_id":"from-tavern-to-courthouse-9780801873959","title":"From Tavern to Courthouse","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConcise and clearly written, From Tavern to Courthouse reveals the processes by which architects and lawyers crafted new judicial spaces to provide a specialized, exclusive venue in which lawyers could articulate their professional status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcNamara embeds an architectural history of the transformation of civic space in an argument that stresses the causal imperatives of professionalization... From Tavern to Courthouse is to be recommended. -- Christopher Lawrence Tomlins William and Mary Quarterly 2005 McNamara's thesis... is convincing. -- James L. Garvin Historic New Hampshire 2005 An excellent work that expands our understanding of public space and professionalization in eighteenth and early nineteenth century Massachusetts. -- John H. Hepp IV American Historical Review 2006 McNamara's explication of legal and architectural change, adroitly employing the history of professionalization, rituals, landscapes, and the law, deserves a wide readership. -- A. G. Roeber Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2007 Will remain as a highly valuable resource for those studying early American law. -- Claire Priest Law and History Review 2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroducion. Lawyers, Architects, and the Redefinition of Public Space\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. \"Summoned among Rogues and Thieves\": Court Settings and Procedures at Century's End\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Constructing a Profession: Lawyers, Courts, and Commerce in Eighteenth-Century Massachusetts\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. \"A Grand Procession of Court and Bar\": Judicial Landscapes and the Representation of Legal Power\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Housing the Courts: Law and Architecture in the Early Republic\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue. Slaves and Scriveners: The Assault on Professional Authority\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527618535767,"sku":"9780801873959","price":42.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801873959.jpg?v=1731868568","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-tavern-to-courthouse-9780801873959","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}