Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface and Acknowledgements vii
4. List of Abbreviations ix
5. Conventions and Monetary Values x
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. The Court of Chancery 29
8. 2. Disparity Between Legal Theory and Practice 57
9. 3. Knowledge and Circulating Judgements of Failure in Bankruptcy Pleadings 92
10. 4. Collaborative Narratives of Failure in Country Depositions 122
11. 5. The Finality of Enrolled Decrees 158
12. Conclusion 194
13. Appendix One: Sample of Cases for Each Chapter 205
14. Appendix Two: Table of Pleadings 206
15. Bibliography 207
16. Index 227
17. People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History 237