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One of the world's foremost scholars of Roman and comparative law here describes the nature of legal traditions and develops a general and coherent view of legal change.

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[A] pioneering work... It bids fair to open up a new direction in legal history... This book maintains the scholarly standards of Watson's previous works, and it is certainly one of his most provocative offerings. American Journal of Philology

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1. The Roman System of Contracts and the Legal Tradition
Chapter 2. Customary Law
Chapter 3. The Cause of the Reception of Roman Law
Chapter 4. Evolution and Revolution
Chapter 5. Conclusions
Appendix: About the Illustrations
Notes
Glossary
Index

The Evolution of Law

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 26 September 1989
      ISBN-13 9780801839405
      978-0801839405
      ISBN-10 0801839408
      Also in:
      Law Law and society, sociology of law Legal history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      One of the world's foremost scholars of Roman and comparative law here describes the nature of legal traditions and develops a general and coherent view of legal change.

      Trade Review
      [A] pioneering work... It bids fair to open up a new direction in legal history... This book maintains the scholarly standards of Watson's previous works, and it is certainly one of his most provocative offerings. American Journal of Philology

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Chapter 1. The Roman System of Contracts and the Legal Tradition
      Chapter 2. Customary Law
      Chapter 3. The Cause of the Reception of Roman Law
      Chapter 4. Evolution and Revolution
      Chapter 5. Conclusions
      Appendix: About the Illustrations
      Notes
      Glossary
      Index

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