Taming the Past

Taming the Past
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 439
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ISBN-10 : 9781107193239
ISBN-13 : 1107193230
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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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