Recasting American Liberty: Gender, Race, Law, and the

Recasting American Liberty: Gender, Race, Law, and the Railroad Revolution, 1865–1920 (Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society)
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Through courtroom dramas from 1865 to 1920, Recasting American Liberty offers a dramatic reconsideration of the critical role railroads, and their urban counterpart, streetcars, played in transforming the conditions of individual liberty at the dawn of the 20th century. The three-part narrative, focusing on the law of accidental injury, nervous shock, and racial segregation in public transit, captures Americans' journey from a cultural and legal ethos celebrating manly independence and autonomy to one that recognized and sought to protect the individual against the corporate power, modern technology and modern urban space.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 17 b/w illus.
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EANs 9780521649667
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Recasting American Liberty: Gender, Race, Law, and the Railroad Revolution, 1865–1920 (Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society)