The Law & Society Reader II Contributor(s): Larson, Erik (Editor), Schmidt, Patrick (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0814770819 ISBN-13: 9780814770818 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $88.11 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Constitutional - Law | Legal Education |
Dewey: 340.115 |
LCCN: 2013046961 |
Physical Information: 1.05" H x 7.3" W x 10.35" (2.17 lbs) 440 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Law and society scholars challenge the Reader II provides readers an accessible overview to the breadth of recent developments in this research tradition, bringing to life the developments in this dynamic field. Following up a first Law and Society Reader published in 1995, editors Erik W. Larson and Patrick D. Schmidt have compiled excerpts of 43 illuminating articles published since 1993 in The Law & Society Review, the flagship journal of the Law and Society Association. By its organization and approach, this volume enables readers to join in discussing the key ideas of law and society research. The selections highlight the core insights and developments in this research tradition, making these works indispensable for those exploring the field and ideal for classroom use. Across six concisely-introduced sections, this volume analyzes inequality, lawyering, the relation between law and organizations, and the place of law in relation to other social institutions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Larson, Erik: - Erik Larson is Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology and Co-Director of Legal Studies at Macalester College.Schmidt, Patrick: - Patrick Schmidt is Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of Legal Studies at Macalester College. He is the author of Lawyers and Regulation: The Politics of the Administrative Process, Conducting Law and Society Research: Reflections on Methods and Practices (with Simon Halliday), and the editor of Human Rights Brought Home: Socio-Legal Studies of Human Rights in the National Context (with Simon Halliday). |