The mysterious science of the law; an essay on Blackstone's Commentaries, showing how Blackstone, employing eighteenth-century ideas of science, religion, history, aesthetics, and philosophy, made of the law at once a conservative and a mysterious science,

The mysterious science of the law; an essay on Blackstone's Commentaries, showing how Blackstone, employing eighteenth-century ideas of science, religion, history, aesthetics, and philosophy, made of the law at once a conservative and a mysterious science, by Daniel J. Boorstin.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boorstin, Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph), 1914-2004
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Beacon Press, 1958.
Subjects:
Blackstone, William, > Sir, > 1723-1780. > Commentaries on the laws of England.
Law > Great Britain > History.
Law > Philosophy.
Description
Physical Description:xviii, 257 p. incl. tables, front., plates. 22 cm.
Bibliography:Bibliographical references in "Notes" (p. [193]-238)

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