Brotherhood of Barristers: A Cultural History of the British Legal Profession, 1840–1940 (Modern British Histories)

Cover
Half-title
Series information
Title page
Imprints page
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures
Preface: A Primer on the Bar
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
	Background: An Exclusive Profession
	Chapter Breakdown
2 The Metropolitan Inns
	The Inns in the Cultural Imaginary
	\'\'Common People in the Temple Gardens\'\'
	The Inns and Outside Authorities
	Conclusion
3 The Culture of the Bar
	The Materiality of Legal London
	Legal Sociability: Fraternity
	The Limits of Legal Sociability
	Literary Representation of Legal Sociability
	Conclusion
4 Gentlemanliness, Etiquette, and Discipline
	Legal Etiquette and the Character of the Bar
	Shifting Geopolitics and Discipline in the Early Twentieth Century
	Conclusion
5 Overseas Students
	The Exigencies of Overseas Studentship
	Policing Indian Students
	Should Indians Study in Britain?
	The Spatial Logic of Discipline
	The Inns Discuss among Themselves
	Conclusion
6 Women and the Bar
	Women and the Legal Profession before World War I
	Women and the Legal Profession after World War I
	Conclusion
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index