António Manuel Hespanha

the Historian as Anthropologist and Law as a Way of Life

Authors

  • Tamar Herzog Harvard University Autor/a

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23927/issn.2526-1347.RIHGB.2021(487):253-264

Keywords:

António Manuel Hespanha, Legal History, History, Anthropology

Abstract

The paper highlights some of the many contributions of António Manuel Hespanha to our understanding of the past. It describes how he perceived history (as an anthropological incursion into the past or a voyage to the unknown), the questions he raised (mostly regarding the early modern, colonial, and contemporary states), and the answers he provided (what these states were like). We end with an epilogue that portrays Hespanha’s work as a teacher and present his recommendations to students. 

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Author Biography

  • Tamar Herzog, Harvard University

    Doutora em História pela Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (1994). Atualmente, é professora de História Latino-Americana e História de Direito na Harvard University. 

Published

2024-02-28

Issue

Section

Communications

How to Cite

HERZOG, Tamar. António Manuel Hespanha: the Historian as Anthropologist and Law as a Way of Life. Revista do Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, v. 182, n. 487, p. 253–264, 2024. DOI: 10.23927/issn.2526-1347.RIHGB.2021(487):253-264. Disponível em: https://rihgb.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/116. Acesso em: 24 may. 2026.

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