Literacy and the worth of liberty
Alphabetismus und der Wert der Freiheit
'As one example of the third generation of literacy studies, this paper investigates the functional value of literacy in legal transactions. Based upon empirical evidence about mortgages and wills in two American counties in the 19th century, the article investigates the general legal theory and court practice regarding the participation of illiterate persons in contracts. In spite of a lingering …
Créateur
- Stevens, Edward
Thème
- History
- Social History, Historical Social Research
- jurisprudence
- North America
- theory
- legal usage
- function
- law
- literacy
- United States of America
- …
- Droit
- Littératie
- Histoire
Type d'item
- Zeitschriftenartikel
Créateur
- Stevens, Edward
Thème
- History
- Social History, Historical Social Research
- jurisprudence
- North America
- theory
- legal usage
- function
- law
- literacy
- United States of America
- …
- Droit
- Littératie
- Histoire
Type d'item
- Zeitschriftenartikel
Institution partenaire
Agrégateur
Licence du support dans cet enregistrement (sauf indication contraire)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Droits
- GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
Date de création
- 1985
- 1985
Lieux
- Deutschland
- Allemagne
Provenance
- Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Source
- Historical Social Research, 10(2)
Identificateur
- oai:gesis.izsoz.de:document/3481
- 0172-6404
- http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/3481
- urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-34819
- https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.10.1985.2.65-81
- http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstream/handle/document/3481/ssoar-hsr-1985-no_34-stevens-literacy_and_the_worth_of.pdf?sequence=1
- http://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/VPZZBRJTS2EUVO52YLQ6PE4Z66R6TKSR
Étendue
- Seite(n): 65-81
Format
- application/pdf
Langue
- eng
- eng
Année
- 1985
Pays fournisseur
- Germany
Nom de la collection
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- 2022-01-20T22:32:50.043Z
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