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A legal biography of Judah P. Benjamin (1811-1884): Jewish lawyer, US Senator, Confederate statesman, political exile, leader of the English Bar, inspiration for Benjamin's Sale of Goods and distinguished jurist

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List of Figures; Table of Cases; Foreword by Stephen C. Neff, Professor of War and Peace, University of Edinburgh; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Benjamin’s Emergence as an American Lawyer and Politician; 2. Slavery, Secession and Benjamin’s Confederate Years; 3. Benjamin’s Exile and Professional Rebirth; 4. The Rise and Rise of Benjamin the Barrister; 5. Concluding Reflections; Appendix 1 – The Great Escape: Benjamin’s Flight into Exile; Select Bibliography; Index.

The Confederate Jurist

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    A Hardback by William C. Gilmore, Stephen C. Neff

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      Publisher Edinburgh University Press
      Published 30 April 2021
      ISBN-13 9781474482004
      978-1474482004
      ISBN-10 1474482007
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      Law and society, sociology of law Methods, theory and philosophy of law

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A legal biography of Judah P. Benjamin (1811-1884): Jewish lawyer, US Senator, Confederate statesman, political exile, leader of the English Bar, inspiration for Benjamin's Sale of Goods and distinguished jurist

      Table of Contents
      List of Figures; Table of Cases; Foreword by Stephen C. Neff, Professor of War and Peace, University of Edinburgh; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Benjamin’s Emergence as an American Lawyer and Politician; 2. Slavery, Secession and Benjamin’s Confederate Years; 3. Benjamin’s Exile and Professional Rebirth; 4. The Rise and Rise of Benjamin the Barrister; 5. Concluding Reflections; Appendix 1 – The Great Escape: Benjamin’s Flight into Exile; Select Bibliography; Index.

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