Approaching the legal profession through the lens of cultural history, Wes Pue explores the social roles lawyers imagined for themselves in England and its expanding empire from the late eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Each chapter focuses on a critical moment when lawyers - whether leaders or rebels - sought to reshape their profession. In the process, they often fancied they were also shaping the culture and politics of both nation and empire as they struggled to develop or adapt professional structures, represent clients, or engage in advocacy.

As an exploration of the relationship between legal professionals and liberalism at home or in the Empire, this work draws attention to recurrent disagreements as to how lawyers have best assured their own economic well-being while simultaneously advancing the causes of liberty, cultural authority, stability, and continuity.

In a series of thought-provoking essays, Wes Pue explores the social roles lawyers imagined for themselves in England and its empire from the late eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century.

About the Author

W. Wesley Pue is a professor of law at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. He is past president of the Canadian Law and Society Association, past provost at UBC's Okanagan campus, and past vice-provost for UBC's Vancouver campus. His work has been published in law journals around the world, and his book-length publications include Law School: The Story of Legal Education in British Columbia; Lawyers and Vampires: Cultural Histories of Legal Professions (co-edited with David Sugarman); Misplaced Traditions: Colonial and Post-colonial Approaches to Legal Professions in British Colonies (co-edited with Robert McQueen); and Pepper in Our Eyes: The APEC Affair.

Awards
Winner of CLSA Book Prize, Canadian Law and Society Association 2017 (Canada).



Book Information
ISBN 9780774833097
Author W. Wesley Pue
Format Hardback
Page Count 516
Imprint University of British Columbia Press
Publisher University of British Columbia Press