On the Battlefield of Merit : : Harvard Law School, the First Century / / Daniel R. Coquillette.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2015
• VerfasserIn: Coquillette, Daniel R.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (688 p.) :; 67 halftones, 1 graph, 14 tables
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction --; 1. The English and Continental Roots of American Legal Education --; 2. American Antecedents of Harvard Law School --; 3. Founding a University Professional School of Law --; 4. The School Saved --; 5. Joseph Story's Law School in the Young Republic --; 6. The Greenleaf Transition --; 7. The Gathering Storm --; 8. Civil War and Aftermath --; 9. Dean Langdell, First Casebooks, and Justice Holmes --; 10. Curricular and Pedagogical Revolution --; 11. Creating the "New System" of Legal Education --; 12. The Paths of Four Students --; 13. The "New System," Triumphant and Invidious --; 14. Students of Color at Harvard Law School --; 15. "Beloved Dean Ames" --; Conclusion --; Appendixes --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674089068; 9783110439687; 9783110438741; 9783110665901
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674089068
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Daniel R. Coquillette.

Harvard Law School pioneered educational ideas, including professional legal education within a university, Socratic questioning and case analysis, and the admission and training of students based on academic merit. On the Battlefield of Merit offers a candid account of a unique legal institution during its first century of influence.