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The Life of the Law: Anthropological Projects
Laura Nader
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Paperback. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
275
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
275
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520231634
SKU
V9780520231634
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About Laura Nader
Laura Nader is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of Naked Science: Anthropological Inquiry into Boundaries, Power, and Knowledge (1996) and Harmony Ideology: Justice and Control in a Zapotec Mountain Village (1990), and editor of Law in Culture and Society (paperback edition, California, 1997).
Reviews for The Life of the Law: Anthropological Projects
"Nader's conversational commentary illuminates the current central policy debates over tort reform, class action remedies, the World Trade Organization, criminal prosecution of corporate crime, and Alternative Dispute Resolution, which substantially affect U.S. and international legal systems." - Robert C. Fellmeth, Director, Center for Public Interest Law, University of San Diego"