Law, Debt, and Merchant Power

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"In Law, Debt, and Merchant Power, James Muir offers an extensive analysis of the civil cases of the time as well as the reasons behind their frequency. Muir's lively and detailed account of the individuals involved in litigation reveals a paradoxical society where debtors were also debt-collectors. Law, Debt, and Merchant Power demonstrates how important the law was for people in their business affairs and how they shaped it for their own ends"--

subjects: Civil law, canada,  Courts, canada,  Corporate debt,  Nova scotia, social conditions,  Nova scotia, economic conditions,  Civil law,  History,  Courts,  Economic history,  Social conditions,  Droit civil,  Histoire,  Tribunaux,  Socie te s,  Dettes,  Economic conditions,  Conditions sociales,  Conditions e conomiques