Between Citizen and State: An Introduction to Corporation Law (Great Barrington Books) [Hardcover]

David A. Westbrook (Author), Charles Lemert (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1594514046 | ISBN-13: 978-1594514043

Between Citizen and State is an intrepid and readable introduction to, and insightful commentary on, the role of the corporation in the modern world. Corporate actors have typical motivations, opportunities, temptations they are characters, and their interactions follow familiar plotlines. Part I, Background, introduces the characters and their context. Part II, Internal Struggles, explains common conflicts in terms of well-known court cases. Part III, External Relations, examines relationships between the corporation, individuals, and the state. The book is addressed, first, to students and other citizens who are not lawyers, and is useful for graduate and undergraduate classes in anthropology, business, cultural studies, economics, geography/globalization, pre-law programs, and sociology. For law students, second, the book provides a forest-for-the-trees account of the field s logical structure. For academics, third, this book is a wry comment on professional discourse. Notes and an extensive bibliography guide further reading.

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About the Author

David A. Westbrook is Professor of Law, SUNY-Buffalo, and author of City of Gold: An Apology for Global Capitalism in a Time of Discontent (Routledge 2003).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Paradigm Publishers (April 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594514046
• ISBN-13: 978-1594514043
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,029,332 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Most of my published work concerns how we may live together under current circumstances. So I've written books on globalization as a new political grammar, the corporation as a social drama, conversation as a way to build bridges across expert cultures (and maybe find a more humane political and intellectual life), and the reimgination of political economy without the modernist tropes of efficiency. My next book concerns the responsible projection of military force in a disorderly world.