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From truth to technique addresses key questions raised by the burgeoning literature in what philip gaines calls advocacy advice texts manuals handbooks and other how to guides written by lawyers for lawyers both practicing and aspiring to help them be as effective as possible in trial advocacy in these texts advice authors share principles strategies and techniques for persuading . This book traces the metavalues of truth and justice as developed in english trial advocacy treatises from 1600 to the late nineteenth century key questions addressed include when lawyers historically have given written guidance to other lawyers about the most effective ways of advocating in court what do they emphasize. Oxford studies in language and law description from truth to technique addresses key questions raised by the burgeoning literature in what philip gaines calls advocacy advice texts manuals handbooks and other how to guides written by lawyers for lawyers both practicing and aspiring to help them be as effective as possible in trial advocacy. From truth to technique at trial a discursive history of advocacy advice texts philip gaines from truth to technique addresses key questions raised by the burgeoning literature in what philip gaines calls advocacy advice texts manuals handbooks and other how to guides written by lawyers for lawyers both practicing and aspiring to help them . Buy from truth to technique a discursive history of metavalues in trial advocacy advice texts by philip gaines isbn 9780199333608 published by oxford university press usa from wwwwildycom the worlds legal bookshop shipping in the uk is free competitive shipping rates world wide