The Intellectual History of Law
Forthcoming in: Markus Dubber, Christopher Tomlins (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Historical Legal Research
33 Pages Posted: 19 Jun 2017
Date Written: June 2, 2017
Abstract
This chapter identifies some recent trends in historiography generally, and in the study of intellectual history. The chapter discusses the relevance of these trends to the study of the intellectual history of law, referring to relevant legal history works reflecting these trends, noting existing lacunas, and proposing future directions of development of the study of the intellectual history of law.
Keywords: book history, conceptual history, history of ideas, history of science, intellectual history, jurisprudence, legal consciousness, legal discourse, legal education, legal thought
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