A rule of law : : elite political authority and the coming of the Revolution in the South Carolina lowcountry, 1763-1776 / / by Aaron J. Palmer.
A Rule of Law: Elite Political Authority and the Coming of the Revolution in the South Carolina Lowcountry, 1763-1776 by Aaron J. Palmer offers a fresh examination of how South Carolina planters and merchants—the wealthiest in the thirteen colonies—held an iron grip on political power in the provinc...
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| Superior document: | Early American History Series, Volume 3 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill,, 2014. ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early American history series ;
Volume 3. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Aaron J. Palmer
- Introduction / Aaron J. Palmer
- “The Scribe and the Prince”: Legal Culture, the Courts and Elite Political Power / Aaron J. Palmer
- “Crimes of the Most Heinous Nature”: Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement / Aaron J. Palmer
- “Nothing but Terrors and Punishments”: Slavery and the Law / Aaron J. Palmer
- “Placed Therein and Managed”: The Church of England, Poor Relief, and Elite Political Power / Aaron J. Palmer
- “Accountable for Their Misdemeanors”: The Assembly and the Placeholders / Aaron J. Palmer
- “Sign or Die:” The Imperial Crisis and the Reconstruction of South Carolina’s Government / Aaron J. Palmer
- Epilogue / Aaron J. Palmer
- Appendix / Aaron J. Palmer
- Bibliography / Aaron J. Palmer
- Index / Aaron J. Palmer.