| The Empowered Self: Law and Society in an Age of Individualism Contributor(s): Franck, Thomas M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198298412 ISBN-13: 9780198298410 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $65.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2000 Annotation: This book examines the gradual emancipation of the individual in national and international law and the changing social attitudes towards personal choice in constituting identity. It demonstrates that this desire of persons for choice is not limited to Western industrial society but a historical development powered by such independent variables as urbanization, the communications revolution, education, and economic development. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - History | Social History - Law | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: 302.54 |
| LCCN: 99045677 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.46" W x 9.5" (1.35 lbs) 326 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the gradual emancipation of the individual in national and international law and the changing social attitudes towards personal choice in constituting identity. It demonstrates that this desire of persons for choice is not limited to Western industrial society but a historical development powered by such independent variables as urbanization, the communications revolution, education, and economic development. |