| Rules Versus Relationships: The Ethnography of Legal Discourse Contributor(s): Conley, John M. (Author), O'Barr, William M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226114910 ISBN-13: 9780226114910 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $33.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1990 Annotation: In Rules versus Relationships, John M. Conley and William M. O'Barr examine the experiences of litigants seeking redress of everyday difficulties through the small claim courts of the American legal system. The Authors find two major and contrasting ways in which litigants formulate and express their problems to the court. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law |
| Dewey: 340.014 |
| LCCN: 89-20497 |
| Series: Language & Legal Discourse |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.06" W x 9.02" (0.70 lbs) 236 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Rules versus Relationships, John M. Conley and William M. O'Barr examine the experiences of litigants seeking redress of everyday difficulties through the small claims courts of the American legal system. The authors find two major and contrasting ways in which litigants formulate and express their problems in terms of specific rule violations and seek concrete legal remedies that would mend soured relationships and respond to their personal and social needs. |
Contributor Bio(s): Conley, John M.: - John M. Conley is the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina Law School. O'Barr, William M.: - William M. O'Barr is professor of cultural anthropology at Duke University where he also holds appointments in the Departments of English and Sociology. |