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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 …

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Upphovsman

  • Stevens, Edward

Ämne

  • History
  • Social History, Historical Social Research
  • jurisprudence
  • North America
  • theory
  • legal usage
  • function
  • law
  • literacy
  • United States of America
  • …
  • Juridik
  • Läskunnighet
  • Historia

Typ av objekt

  • Zeitschriftenartikel