Common Sense or Commonwealth? The Fence Law and Institutional Change in the Postbellum South

The post-civil war legislation that instituted the stock-law in place of the fence-law, considered by Steven Hahn to represent an ideological struggle, was the result of a material rather than a cultural battle. Hahn's conclusions do not stand when statistically tested against simulated models....

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Published in:The Journal of southern history 1993-05, Vol.59 (2), p.201-242
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Electoral districts
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Pastures
Tenants
Voting
Workforce
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