Offutt William M (27 results)

HARDCOVER. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo hardcover with light blue boards; 340 pp. Numerous b/w tables. Tight binding, clean throughout; sharp corners. Fine. DJ: Jacket in Mylar. Very mild fading to spine (discrete due to light jacket coloring). Near Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Fair.

Paperback. Condition: Fair.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. University of Illinois hardcover in dust jacket, 1995, 1st edition, unused, No remainder marks/tears or other defects; (as New/Fine). We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX- Not a plastic bag like the zombie sellers.…

Condition: new.

OFFUTT, William M. Of "Good Laws" and "Good Men." Law and Society in the Delaware Valley, 1680-1710. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, [1995]. 1st ed. xi, 340pp. Fine in d/j. A study of more than 2,000 civil and 1,100 criminal cases in four county courts which reveals how a Quaker minority in the Delaware Valley used the law to its own advantage while maintaining its legitimacy. "Represents the best in the newest way of thinking about Colonial legal history." David Thomas Konig.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. 1995. First Edition. hardcover. . . . . .

Condition: new.

Condition: New. pp. 352.

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 340 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 352.

Condition: New. 1995. First Edition. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

paperback. Condition: As New. Author signed on the title page, looks unread with touch of shelf wear. Oversized softcover. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. Signed by Author.

Gebunden. Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnOf Good Laws and Good Men reveals how a Quaker minority in the Delaware Valley used the law to its own advantage yet maintained the legitimacy of its rule. William Offutt, Jr., places legal processes at the center of this regi.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -William Offutt, Jr., places legal processes at the center of this regions social history. The new societies established there in the late 1600s did not rely on religious conformity, culture, or a simple majority to develop successfully, Offutt maintains. Rather, they succeeded because of the implementation of reforms that gave the expanding population faith in the legitimacy of legal processes implemented by a Quaker elite. Offutt's painstaking investigation of the records of more than 2,000 civil and 1,100 criminal cases in four county courts over a thirty-year period shows that Quakers--the 'Good Men'--were disproportionately represented as justices, officers, and jurors in this system of 'Good Laws' they had established, and that they fared better than did the rest of the population in dealing with it. 352 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - William Offutt, Jr., places legal processes at the center of this regions social history. The new societies established there in the late 1600s did not rely on religious conformity, culture, or a simple majority to develop successfully, Offutt maintains. Rather, they succeeded because of the implementation of reforms that gave the expanding population faith in the legitimacy of legal processes implemented by a Quaker elite. Offutt's painstaking investigation of the records of more than 2,000 civil and 1,100 criminal cases in four county courts over a thirty-year period shows that Quakers--the 'Good Men'--were disproportionately represented as justices, officers, and jurors in this system of 'Good Laws' they had established, and that they fared better than did the rest of the population in dealing with it.…