Cows in the corn, pigs in the garden, and "the problem of social costs": "High" and "low" legal cultures of the British diaspora lands in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries

Law and Society Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-92

  Karsten, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0032374510     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/827749     Document Type: Article

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