{"product_id":"blackstone-and-his-commentaries-wilfrid-prest-9781849466424","title":"Blackstone and His Commentaries: Biography, Law, History","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong the most celebrated works in the Anglo-American legal tradition, William Blackstone's \u003ci\u003eCommentaries on the Laws of England\u003c\/i\u003e (1765-9) is currently attracting renewed scholarly interest. Whilst the \u003ci\u003eCommentaries \u003c\/i\u003eno longer dominate legal education, they continue to be regularly cited in superior courts throughout the common law world, besides providing a remarkably comprehensive account of public and private law in England on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe life and character of Blackstone himself, the nature and sources of his jurisprudence and the impact of his great book are the main themes of the collection. Individual essays treat Blackstone's early architectural treatises and their relationship to the \u003ci\u003eCommentaries\u003c\/i\u003e; his idiosyncratic bibliophilia; his views of the role of judges, interpretation of statutes, the law of marriage, natural law, property law and the legalities of colonisation. Together with the dissemination and the reception of the \u003ci\u003eCommentaries\u003c\/i\u003e, Blackstone's bibliography and iconography also receive attention. Combining the work of both eminent and emerging scholars, this interdisciplinary venture sheds welcome new light on a legal classic and its continued influence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Prest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849466424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849466424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hart Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Wilfrid Prest","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058642383103,"sku":"9781849466424","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_48bbdf72-3acf-4cd0-b297-998235103fb3.jpg?v=1685053727","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blackstone-and-his-commentaries-wilfrid-prest-9781849466424","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}