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1 online resource (xii, 360 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
During the period from 1836 to 1874, the legal system in the new state of Arkansas developed amid huge social change. While the legislature could, and did, determine what issues were considered of importance to the populace, the Arkansas Supreme Court determined the efficacy of legislation in cases involving land titles, banks, transportation, slavery, family law, property, debt, contract, criminal law, and procedure. Distinguishing the Righteous from the Roguish examines the court's decisions in this era and shows how Arkansas, as a rural slave-holding state, did not follow the transformational patterns typical of some other states during the nineteenth century. Rather than using the law to promote broad economic growth and encourage social change, the Arkansas court attempted to accommodate the interests of the elite class by preserving the institution of slavery. The ideology of paternalism is reflected in the decisions of the court, and Looney shows how social and political stability--an emphasis on preserving the status quo of the so-called "righteous"--Came at the expense of broader economic development. |
| Contents |
Preface; Chapter 1. "A Hegemonic Function of the Law": An Introduction; Chapter 2. "Peculiar Province and Duty": Organization, Procedures, and Trends in the Early Arkansas Courts; Chapter 3. Finding "Repose" from the "Nagging Concern" of Title Insecurity: Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts Relating to Land Titles; Chapter 4. "Coon Skins and Peltry": Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts Related to Banks and Banking; Chapter 5. "Pervasive Localism": Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts Relating to Transportation. |
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Chapter 6. "Inspecting the Negro Foot": Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts Relating to Slaves and SlaveryChapter 7. "Affording Peace and Quiet": Case, Controversies, and Conflicts Relating to Family Law and Family Property; Chapter 8. "The Key to Republican Economic Morality": Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts Relating to Debt and Contracts; Chapter 9. "A Stronghold of Legal Puritanism": Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts Involving Criminal Law and Procedure. |
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Chapter 10. "Rights of Belligerents": Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts during the War Years and in the War's Aftermath, 1861-1867Chapter 11. "Usurpation and Treachery": Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts in the Arkansas Supreme Court during Reconstruction, 1868-1874; Chapter 12. "Distinguishing the Righteous from the Roguish": Summary and Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Arkansas. Supreme Court -- History -- 19th century.
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Arkansas. Supreme Court. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Judgments -- Arkansas -- History -- 19th century.
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Judgments. |
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Arkansas. |
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Paternalism -- Political aspects -- Arkansas.
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LAW -- Civil Procedure. |
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LAW -- Legal Services. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Judicial Branch. |
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Paternalism. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Slavery. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Looney, J.W. Distinguishing the Righteous from the Roguish : The Arkansas Supreme Court, 1836-1874. : University of Arkansas Press, ©2016 9781682260043 |
| ISBN |
9781610755900 (electronic book) |
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1610755901 (electronic book) |
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9781682260043 |
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