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Fighting for Political Freedom: Comparative Studies of the Legal Complex and Political Liberalism (Onati International Series in Law and Society)
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Description for Fighting for Political Freedom: Comparative Studies of the Legal Complex and Political Liberalism (Onati International Series in Law and Society)
Hardcover. This book tests for the contemporary world the proposition that lawyers are active agents in the construction of liberal political regimes. Editor(s): Halliday, Terence C.; Karpik, Lucien; Feeley, Malcolm M. Series: Onati International Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFK; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Across the world political liberalism is being fought for, consolidated and defended. That is the case for nations that have never enjoyed a liberal political society, for nations that have advanced towards and then retreated from political liberalism, for nations that have recently shifted from authoritarian to liberal political systems, and for mature democracies facing terrorism and domestic conflict. This book tests for the contemporary world the proposition that lawyers are active agents in the construction of liberal political regimes. It examines the efficacy of a framework that postulates that legal professions not only orient themselves to a market for ... Read more
Across the world political liberalism is being fought for, consolidated and defended. That is the case for nations that have never enjoyed a liberal political society, for nations that have advanced towards and then retreated from political liberalism, for nations that have recently shifted from authoritarian to liberal political systems, and for mature democracies facing terrorism and domestic conflict. This book tests for the contemporary world the proposition that lawyers are active agents in the construction of liberal political regimes. It examines the efficacy of a framework that postulates that legal professions not only orient themselves to a market for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hart Publishing
Number of pages
520
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Onati International Series in Law and Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841137674
SKU
V9781841137674
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About Unknown
Terence C Halliday is a Senior Research Fellow at the American Bar Foundation in Chicago. Lucien Karpik is at the Ecole des Mines, Centre Raymond Aron (EHESS), Paris. Malcolm M. Feeley is Claire Sanders Clements Dean's Chair Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley.
Reviews for Fighting for Political Freedom: Comparative Studies of the Legal Complex and Political Liberalism (Onati International Series in Law and Society)
[The] broad coverage is truly impressive and refreshing in itself. When are all these countries, traditions, cultures ever brought together not just in one volume, but in a comparative project? There are more reasons, why this book is remarkable. It reminds the reader of the political relevance of sociology of law and the sociology of profession by covering issues such ... Read more