ISBN: 9780789020567

Explore the controversial legal history of the formation of the United States Prestatehood Legal Materials is your one-stop guide to the history and development of law in the U.S. and … Mehr…

Explore the controversial legal history of the formation of the United States Prestatehood Legal Materials is your one-stop guide to the history and development of law in the U.S. and the change from territory to statehood. Unprecedented in its coverage of territorial government, this book identifies a wide range of available resources from each state to reveal the underlying legal principles that helped form the United States. In this unique publication, a state expert compiles each chapter using his or her own style, culminating in a diverse sourcebook that is interesting as well as informative. In Prestatehood Legal Materials , you will find bibliographies, references, and discussion on a varied list of source materials, including: state codes drafted by Congress county, state, and national archives journals and digests state and federal reports, citations, surveys, and studies books, manuscripts, papers, speeches, and theses town and city records and documents Web sites to help your search for more information and more Prestatehood Legal Materials provides you with brief overviews of state histories from colonization to acceptance into the United States. In this book, you will see how foreign countries controlled the laws of these territories and how these states eventually broke away to govern themselves. The text also covers the legal issues with Native Americans, inter-state and the Mexico and Canadian borders, and the development of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government. This guide focuses on materials that are readily available to historians, political scientists, legal scholars, and researchers. Resources that assist in locating not-so-easily accessible materials are also covered. Special sections focus on the legal resources of colonial New York City and Washington, DCwhich is still technically in its prestatehood stage. Due to the enormity of this project, the editor of Prestatehood Legal Materials created a Web page where updates, corrections, additions and more will be posted. History History eBook, Taylor and Francis<

ISBN: 9780789020567

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: HAWORTH PR INC], Prestatehood Legal Materials is your one-stop guide to the history and development of law in the U.S. and the change from territory to statehood. Un… Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: HAWORTH PR INC], Prestatehood Legal Materials is your one-stop guide to the history and development of law in the U.S. and the change from territory to statehood. Unprecedented in its coverage of territorial government, this book identifies a wide range of available resources--from early municipal documents and county records to the latest journals and Web sites. This resource focuses on materials that are readily available to historians, political scientists, legal scholars, and researchers. Information experts in law and library sciences compiled each chapter using their own styles, culminating in a diverse sourcebook that is interesting as well as informative.Versandfertig in über 4 Wochen, [SC: 0.00]<

2006, ISBN: 9780789020567

A Fifty-State Research Guide, Including New York City and the District of Columbia, Volumes 1 & 2, Hardcover, Buch, [PU: Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group]

2006, ISBN: 9780789020567

A Fifty-State Research Guide, Including New York City and the District of Columbia, Volumes 1 & 2, Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Haworth Press Inc], Haworth Press Inc, 2006

2005, ISBN: 9780789020567

Hardcover, Buch, [PU: Haworth Press Inc]