| The Province of Jurisprudence Determined Contributor(s): Austin, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1584770236 ISBN-13: 9781584770237 Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Jurisprudence - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 340 |
| LCCN: 99033457 |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6" W x 9" (1.96 lbs) 492 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Austin introduced theories of analytical jurisprudence and positive law in this landmark book, which also became the founding text of legal positivism. This reissue of the only edition published during his lifetime, long unavailable, will be of great interest to researchers, historians, libraries and scholars of jurisprudence. John Austin 1790-1859] is best known for developing the theory of legal positivism. After serving in the military he read law and was called to the bar in 1818. He abandoned his practice when he was appointed to the first chair of Jurisprudence at the University of London in 1826, a post he held until 1835. His work was greatly influenced by Jeremy Bentham, a close friend. Austin was the dominant English legal theorist for over a century. |