A critical introduction to law
Challenging the usual introductions to the study of law, A Critical Introduction to Law argues that law is inherently political and reflects the interests of the few even while presenting itself as neutral. This fully revised and updated fourth edition provides contemporary examples to demonstrate the relevance of these arguments in the twenty-first century. The book includes an analysis of the common sense of law; the use of anthropological examples to gain external perspectives of our use and…
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- Full title :A critical introduction to law / Wade Mansell.
Summary
Challenging the usual introductions to the study of law, A Critical Introduction to Law argues that law is inherently political and reflects the interests of the few even while presenting itself as neutral. This fully revised and updated fourth edition provides contemporary examples to demonstrate the relevance of these arguments in the twenty-first century. The book includes an analysis of the common sense of law; the use of anthropological examples to gain external perspectives of our use and understanding of law; a consideration of central legal concepts, such as order, rules, property, dis.
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- Publication Date:2015.
- Edition:Fourth edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2015.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiv, 205 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781317683605, 1317683609, 9781315774169, 131577416X, 9781317683599, 1317683595
- oclc:ocn912277259
- LC Classification:K235
- Dewey Decimal:349.41
Table of Contents
The common sense of law -- Law, order and reality -- Reality, anthropology and dispute resolution -- Making rules, making property and translating disputes -- Defining disputes and comprehending the world -- Women and subordination -- Patriarchal relations and marriage -- Men, women, work and law -- The wider implications of the rule of law -- Legitimation, sovereignty and globalisation -- Equality and the rule of law -- Reconsiderations.
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