{"product_id":"law-debt-and-merchant-power-9781487501037","title":"Law Debt and Merchant Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early history of Halifax (1749-1766), debt litigation was extremely common. People from all classes frequently used litigation and its use in private matters was higher than almost all places in the British Empire in the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLaw, Debt, and Merchant Power, \u003c\/i\u003eJames\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eMuir offers an extensive analysis of the civil cases of the time as well as the reasons behind their frequency. Muir’s lively and detailed account of the individuals involved in litigation reveals a paradoxical society where debtors were also debt-collectors. \u003ci\u003eLaw, Debt, and Merchant Power\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how important the law was for people in their business affairs and how they shaped it for their own ends. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'At the higher methodological level, the work both fascinates and provokes... Muir's book is an interesting, original, and important work, part of the new wave of regional scholarship that integrates greater Nova Scotia into the history of the eighteenth-century British Atlantic.' -- Barry Cahill Acadiensis February 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Introduction     Chapter 2: Halifax, a community of litigants     Chapter 3: Initiating Actions     Chapter 4: Avoiding Trial     Chapter 5: Going to Trial     Chapter 6: Ending the Action     Chapter 7: Appeals and Other Courts     Chapter 8: Conclusion     Appendix 1: Sources and Methods     Appendix 2: Interpreting Occupational and Status Data     Bibliography","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742575362391,"sku":"9781487501037","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487501037.jpg?v=1758385341","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/law-debt-and-merchant-power-9781487501037","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}