The evolution of Western private law
By: Alan Watson.
Contributors: Watson, Alan.
Edition: Expanded ed.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Law -- History.; Roman law -- History.
Description: "In The Evolution of Western Private Law, renowned legal scholar Alan Watson presents a comprehensive overview of legal change in the Western world. Watson explains why and how such change occurs in mature systems, in underdeveloped systems, and when legal systems of different levels of sophistication and from different societal roots - such as those of the Romans and of Germanic tribes - come into contact."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-309) and index.
Rev. ed. of: The evolution of law. 1985.