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Recasting American Liberty Gender Race Law and the Railroad Revolution 1865 1920 Cambridge Hi

by [Welke, Barbara Young]

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Through courtroom dramas from 1865 to 1920, Recasting American Liberty offers a dramatic reconsideration of the critical role railroads, and their urban counterpart, streetcars, played in transforming the conditions of individual liberty at the dawn of the 20th century. The three-part narrative, focusing on the law of accidental injury, nervous shock, and racial segregation in public transit, captures Americans' journey from a cultural and legal ethos celebrating manly independence and autonomy to one that recognized and sought to protect the individual against the corporate power, modern technology and modern urban space.

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  • Cambridge University Pres Brand
  • Aug 27, 2001 Pub Date:
  • 0521640202 ISBN-10:
  • 9780521640206 ISBN-13:
  • 426.0 pages Hardcover
  • English Language
  • 9 in * 1.25 in * 6 in Dimensions:
  • 2 lb Weight: