Life of the Law Anthropological Projects

Name: Life of the Law Anthropological Projects
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ISBN: 9780520231634

ISBN-10: 0520231635

ISBN-13: 9780520231634

Edition: 2002

Authors: Laura Nader

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Laura Nader, an instrumental figure in the development of the field of legal anthropology, investigates an issue of vital importance for our time: the role of the law in the struggle for social and economic justice. In this book she gives an overview of the history of legal anthropology and at the same time urges anthropologists, lawyers, and activists to recognize the centrality of law in social change. Nader traces the evolution of the plaintiff's role in the United States in the second half of the twentieth century and passionately argues that the atrophy of the plaintiff's power during this period represents a profound challenge to justice and democracy. Taking into account the vast…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 1/19/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 276
Size: 5.39" wide x 8.23" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Evolving an Ethnography of Law: A Personal Document



Lawyers and Anthropologists



Hegemonic Processes in Law: Colonial to Contemporary



The Plaintiff: A User Theory Epilogue


Bibliography


Index