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Conquest and the Law in Swedish Livonia (ca. 1630-1710) : A Case of Legal Pluralism in Early Modern Europe
Title:
Conquest and the Law in Swedish Livonia (ca. 1630-1710) : A Case of Legal Pluralism in Early Modern Europe
Author:
Pihlajamäki, Heikki
ISBN:
9789004331532
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Publication Information:
Brill 2017
Physical Description:
1 electronic resource (308 p.)
Abstract:
In Conquest and the Law in Swedish Livonia (ca. 1630-1710), Heikki Pihlajamäki offers an exciting account of the law in seventeenth-century Livonia, conquered by Sweden. The volume demonstrates how the differences in legal cultures affected the Livonian judiciary and legal procedure in the region. Readership: All interested in the legal history of the early modern period, comparative legal history and the history of the Baltic region.
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