| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 429 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Studies in legal history
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Studies in legal history.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-414) and index. |
| Contents |
Boyhood and youth, 1826-1854 -- Lawyer on Wall Street, 1855-1870 -- Scholar, 1870-1881 -- Teacher, 1870-1881 -- Faculty, 1870-1900 -- The first dean, 1870-1886 -- Students, 1876-1882 -- Triumph and betrayal, 1886-1890s -- Poor old white-whiskers, 1895-1906. |
| Summary |
Christopher C. Langdell (1826-1906) is one of the most influential figures in the history of American professional education. As dean of Harvard Law School from 1870 to 1895, he conceived, designed, and built the educational model that leading professional schools in virtually all fields subsequently emulated. In this first full-length biography of the educator and jurist, Bruce Kimball explores Langdell's controversial role in modern professional education and in jurisprudence. Langdell founded his model on the idea of academic meritocracy. According to this principle, scholastic achievement s. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Langdell, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1826-1906.
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Langdell, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1826-1906. |
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Harvard Law School -- History -- 19th century.
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Harvard Law School. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Law teachers -- United States -- Biography.
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Law teachers. |
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United States. |
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Law -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Law -- Study and teaching. |
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Professional education -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Professional education. |
| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Law. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kimball, Bruce A., 1951- Inception of modern professional education. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2009 9780807832578 080783257X (DLC) 2008053306 (OCoLC)261174163 |
| ISBN |
9780807889961 (electronic book) |
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0807889962 (electronic book) |
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9781469605623 (electronic book) |
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1469605627 (electronic book) |
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9780807832578 |
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080783257X |
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