James Willard Hurst Prize Winners

In the spirit of Willard Hurst's own work, the Hurst Prize is given to the best work in socio-legal history. The field of socio-legal history is broad ...more

Winners

	Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 4,248 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women and Justice for the Poor: A History of Legal Aid, 1863–1945 by Felice Batlan 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia: Parsi Legal Culture, 1772–1947 by Mitra Sharafi it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Against the Profit Motive: The Salary Revolution in American Government, 1780-1940 (Yale Law Library Series in Legal History and Reference) by Nicholas R. Parrillo 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History by John Fabian Witt 3.98 avg rating — 214 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White by Daniel J. Sharfstein (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 295 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Laws of Chance: Brazil's Clandestine Lottery and the Making of Urban Public Life by Amy Chazkel 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Justice in Luritz: Experiencing Socialist Law in East Germany by Inga Markovits 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freedom Bound: Law, Labor, and Civic Identity in Colonizing English America, 1580-1865 by Christopher Tomlins 3.81 avg rating — 26 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Comes Naturally: Miscegenation Law and the Making of Race in America by Peggy Pascoe 4.32 avg rating — 238 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Blood Won't Tell: A History of Race on Trial in America by Ariela J. Gross (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 42 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Medieval Origins of the Legal Profession: Canonists, Civilians, and Courts by James A. Brundage 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boundaries of the Republic: Migrant Rights and the Limits of Universalism in France, 1918-1940 by Mary Dewhurst Lewis really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Promise of Civil Rights by Risa L. Goluboff 4.02 avg rating — 51 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freedom Is Not Enough: The Opening of the American Workplace by Nancy MacLean 3.99 avg rating — 81 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By Birth or Consent: Children, Law, and the Anglo-American Revolution in Authority by Holly Brewer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Accidental Republic: Crippled Workingmen, Destitute Widows, and the Remaking of American Law by John Fabian Witt 3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Consumption of Justice: Emotions, Publicity, and Legal Culture in Marseille, 1264-1423 by Daniel Lord Smail really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Republic of Debtors: Bankruptcy in the Age of American Independence by Bruce H. Mann 3.94 avg rating — 48 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colonizing Hawai'i: The Cultural Power of Law by Sally Engle Merry 3.91 avg rating — 34 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Farmer's Benevolent Trust: Law and Agricultural Cooperation in Industrial America, 1865-1945 by Victoria Saker Woeste 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (2000)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Abortion Was a Crime: Women, Medicine, and Law in the United States, 1867-1973 by Leslie J. Reagan 4.27 avg rating — 425 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (1998)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nature Incorporated: Industrialization and the Waters of New England by Ted Steinberg 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (1992)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Petticoats & Prejudice: Women and Law in Nineteenth Century Canada by Constance Backhouse 4.41 avg rating — 22 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (1992)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marshall Court and Cultural Change, 1815-1835 by G. Edward White it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (1990)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Corporate Reconstruction of American Capitalism, 1890-1916: The Market, the Law, and Politics by Martin J. Sklar 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (1990)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Law and Community on the Mexican California Frontier: Anglo American Expatriates and the Clash of Legal Traditions, 1821-1846 by David J. Langum (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (1988)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fisherman's Problem: Ecology and Law in the California Fisheries, 1850-1980 by Arthur F. McEvoy 3.61 avg rating — 23 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (1988)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Law and Letters in American Culture by Robert A. Ferguson 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (1986)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vengeance and Justice: Crime and Punishment in the Nineteenth-Century American South by Edward L. Ayers 3.61 avg rating — 23 ratings James Willard Hurst Prize (1986)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars