{"product_id":"litigation-nation-a-cultural-history-of-lawsuits-in-america-9798881800130","title":"Litigation Nation: A Cultural History of Lawsuits in America","description":"This book charts the history of civil litigation in America from the 17th century to today, using key cases that illustrate the central theme of lawsuits in different periods of U.S. history, and enabling readers to explore and understand key questions in American life and culture through the changing nature of how and why we sue one another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Charles Hoffer \u003c\/b\u003eis Distinguished Research Professor of History at the University of Georgia and coeditor of the prizewinning series Landmark Law Cases and American Society. His nearly dozen books include \u003ci\u003eThe Supreme Court: An Essential History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Historians' Paradox: The Study of History in Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrave New World: A History of Early America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeven Fires: The Urban Infernos That Reshaped America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Salem Witchcraft Trials: A Legal History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoe v. Wade: The Abortion Rights Controversy in American History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Treason Trials of Aaron Burr\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50911859573010,"sku":"9798881800130","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_efc7fb21-b8b2-4dc5-a9a7-999eed0c3c03.jpg?v=1738758064","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/litigation-nation-a-cultural-history-of-lawsuits-in-america-9798881800130","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}