Morton Horwitz's Methodological Transformation: Some Musings on Transformations I and II

Hackney, Jr., James

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Morton Horwitz's Methodological Transformation: Some Musings on Transformations I and II

James R. Hackney, Jr.

Northeastern University - School of Law

May 6, 2009

Transformations in American Legal History, Vol. 2, 2010
Northeastern University School of Law Research Paper No. 32-2009

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This essay places Morton Horwitz's two classic texts, The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860 (1973) ("Transformation I") and The Transformation of American Law, 1870-1960 (1992) ("Transformation II") in historical and theoretical relief. The analysis is done on three levels. There is a discussion that draws upon Horwitz's biography as conveyed in an interview of Horwitz conducted by the author. There is also an examination of the two texts and their relationship to changes in legal academia. The discussion of the legal academy leads to a broader historical analysis framing Transformation I and Transformation II within the contours of intellectual trends beyond the legal academy.

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Date posted: May 27, 2009

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Hackney, Jr., James R., Morton Horwitz's Methodological Transformation: Some Musings on Transformations I and II (May 6, 2009). Transformations in American Legal History, Vol. 2, 2010; Northeastern University School of Law Research Paper No. 32-2009. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1410134

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