Medieval Law in Context: The Growth of Legal Consciousness from Magna Carta to the Peasants' Revolt

Examines how medieval people at all social levels thought about law, justice and politics, as well as their role in society. Provides a clear, structured view of judicial developments and experience of litigation in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Offers a new perspective on both law
and politics by focusing on the medium of legal consciousness and legal culture. Makes the specialised area of law accessible for the general reader interested in the medieval period.


Author: S. H. Rigby, Anthony Musson
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 05/17/2001
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.51w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780719054945

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 169

About the Author

Anthony Musson is a Barrister of the Middle Temple and Lecturer in English Law at the University of Exeter