Taming the Past

Author	: Robert W. Gordon
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 439
Release	: 2017-06-09
ISBN-10	: 9781107193239
ISBN-13	: 1107193230
Rating	: 4/5 (39 Downloads)

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Download or read book Taming the Past written by Robert W. Gordon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-09 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical catalogue of how lawyers use history - as authority, as evocation of lost golden ages, as a nightmare to escape and as progress towards enlightenment.

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