Of Good Laws and Good Men Law and Society in the Delaware Valley, 1680-1710 |
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| Author:
| Offutt, William M.
Offutt, William M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-02152-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1995 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $99.99 |
Book Description:
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Of ''Good Laws'' and ''Good Men'' reveals how a Quaker minority in the Delaware Valley used the law to its own advantage yet maintained the legitimacy of its rule. William Offutt, Jr., places legal processes at the center of this region s social history. The new societies established there in the late 1600s did not rely on religious conformity, ......
Of ''Good Laws'' and ''Good Men'' reveals how a Quaker minority in the Delaware Valley used the law to its own advantage yet maintained the legitimacy of its rule. William Offutt, Jr., places legal processes at the center of this region s social history. The new societies established there in the late 1600s did not rely on religious conformity, ......