Communications Revolutions and Legal Culture: An Elusive Relationship
Richard J. Ross,
Richard J. Ross
Richard J. Ross is assistant professor of law and history, Law School and Department of History, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Search for more papers by this authorRichard J. Ross,
Richard J. Ross
Richard J. Ross is assistant professor of law and history, Law School and Department of History, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Search for more papers by this authorFor their help and advice, I would like to thank Anuj Desai, Richard Helmholz, Tahirih Lee, Jennifer Mnookin, Jacqueline Ross, Eric Talley, and participants in workshops at the law schools of Chicago-Kent, Indiana University—Indianapolis, University of San Diego, University of Southern California, and University of Wisconsin.
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