A theoretical and sociological exploration of the relationship between law and society, this book constructs an approach to law that integrates legal theory with sociological approaches to law. Law is generally understood to be a mirror of society--a reflection of its customs and morals--that functions to maintain social order. Focusing on this common understanding, the book conducts a survey of Western legal and social theories about law and its relationship within society, engaging in a theoretical and empirical critique of this common understanding.
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`Tamanaha's study of the literature contains valuable observations and arguments of interest ... useful insights.' Law Quarterly Review
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Brian Tamanaha is Professor of Law at St John's University School of Law, New York.
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A formidable threshold task in the project to construct a general jurisprudence is to come up with a characterization of the law society relationship. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
transnational legal culture, given social arena, mirror thesis, legal pluralists, legitimation enterprise, customary lam, general jurisprudence, social order function, conventionalist approach, legal centralism, separation thesis, secondary rules, legal pluralism, evolutionary tale, norm enforcement, legal officials, legal actors, legal positivists, transnational law, state legal systems Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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transnational legal culture, given social arena, mirror thesis, legal pluralists, legitimation enterprise, customary lam, general jurisprudence, social order function, conventionalist approach, legal centralism, separation thesis, secondary rules, legal pluralism, evolutionary tale, norm enforcement, legal officials, legal actors, legal positivists, transnational law, state legal systems Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, European Union, Legal Realists, Fundamental Shifts, Janet Coleman, Roscoe Pound, Eugen Ehrlich, Max Weber, Roberto Unger, Ronald Dworkin New!
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- Making of Britain: Middle Ages (The making of Britain) by Lesley M. Smith on page 67
- Christopher Columbus (Cornerstones of Freedom. Second Series) by R. Conrad Stein on page 94
- Greece and Rome (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series) by Joan R. Mertens in Back Matter
- On The Edge by E. D. Arrington in Back Matter
- International Law (SAGE Library of International Relations) by Beth A Simmons in Back Matter
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- On the Rule of Law: History, Politics, Theory by Brian Z. Tamanaha on 5 pages
- Law, Culture, and Ritual: Disputing Systems in Cross-Cultural Context by Oscar Chase in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Regulating Law by Christine Parker on page 37, and page 38
- Renascent Pragmatism: Studies in Law and Social Science (Law, Justice, and Power) by Alfonso Morales in Front Matter
- Legal Pluralism in Conflict: Coping with Cultural Diversity in Law by Prakash Shah in Back Matter
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