Law and English Railway Capitalism 1825-1875
Seiten
1997
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-826567-2 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-826567-2 (ISBN)
Law and English Railway Capitalism 1825-1875 is the first full-scale historical study of the relationship between the English legal system and a leading sector of early English industrial enterprise. It offers a provocative interpretation of the profound but ambiguous engagement of common law and lawyering with a dynamic sector of the worlds first industrial economy.
Law and English Railway Capitalism, 1825-1875 is the first large scale historical treatment of the relationship between English law and the rise of a leading sector of 19th century industrial enterprise. The book examines the impact of English common law and lawyers on the early steam railway industry. Grounded in a wide variety of legal and industrial source materials, the studys eight analytical narrative chapters examine a range of interactions between early railway capitalism and the evolving culture, doctrine, and procedures of Victorian lawyers. Subjects considered in depth include the legal ramifications of the great railway manias. law and the infiltration of the English countryside, railway accidents, corporate monopolism, and the organization of Englands first corporate legal departments. Each chapter contributes to the books ambitious general interpretation of the profound but ambiguous engagement of an antiquated but powerful legal system with a dynamic new industry.
Law and English Railway Capitalism, 1825-1875 is the first large scale historical treatment of the relationship between English law and the rise of a leading sector of 19th century industrial enterprise. The book examines the impact of English common law and lawyers on the early steam railway industry. Grounded in a wide variety of legal and industrial source materials, the studys eight analytical narrative chapters examine a range of interactions between early railway capitalism and the evolving culture, doctrine, and procedures of Victorian lawyers. Subjects considered in depth include the legal ramifications of the great railway manias. law and the infiltration of the English countryside, railway accidents, corporate monopolism, and the organization of Englands first corporate legal departments. Each chapter contributes to the books ambitious general interpretation of the profound but ambiguous engagement of an antiquated but powerful legal system with a dynamic new industry.
PART I: LAW AND THE INCEPTION OF RAILWAYS ; PART II: LAW AND THE OPERATIONAL RAILWAYS
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.10.1997 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | halftones, tables, maps |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 647 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht | |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-826567-0 / 0198265670 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-826567-2 / 9780198265672 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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