Miller, Mark C. 1958-
The high priests of American politics : the role of lawyers in American political institutions / Mark C. Miller. - 1st ed. - Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c1995. - xii, 228 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-222) and index.
1. The study of politics and of lawyers -- 2. Socialization into the legal profession -- 3. Lawyers, lawyers everywhere -- 4. The prevalence of lawyer-legislators in the United States -- 5. Are lawyers really different from nonlawyers? -- 6. How lawyer-legislators and nonlawyer-legislators view the courts -- 7. Are all lawyer-legislators the same? : a typology -- 8. Lawyers congressional committees -- 9. Lawyers' views and lawyers' ways : the institutional effects of lawyer-politicians.
0870499025 (cl. : alk. paper)
95004360
Lawyers in politics--United States.
Legislators--United States.
KF299.L4 / M55 1995
328.73/092/2
The high priests of American politics : the role of lawyers in American political institutions / Mark C. Miller. - 1st ed. - Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c1995. - xii, 228 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-222) and index.
1. The study of politics and of lawyers -- 2. Socialization into the legal profession -- 3. Lawyers, lawyers everywhere -- 4. The prevalence of lawyer-legislators in the United States -- 5. Are lawyers really different from nonlawyers? -- 6. How lawyer-legislators and nonlawyer-legislators view the courts -- 7. Are all lawyer-legislators the same? : a typology -- 8. Lawyers congressional committees -- 9. Lawyers' views and lawyers' ways : the institutional effects of lawyer-politicians.
0870499025 (cl. : alk. paper)
95004360
Lawyers in politics--United States.
Legislators--United States.
KF299.L4 / M55 1995
328.73/092/2