The Common Place of Law by Patricia Ewick
This study explores the different ways people view the law. It identifies three common narratives: one is based on the idea of the law as magisterial and remote; another views the law as a game with rules that can be manipulated to one's advantage; and a third narrative describes the law as an arbitrary power to be actively resisted. Drawing on more than 400 extensive case studies, the text presents individual experiences interwoven with an analysis that charts a coherent theory of legality. It depicts the institution as it is lived: strange and familiar, imperfect and ordinary, and at the centre of daily life.
PATRICIA EWICK is associate professor of sociology and associate dean at Clark University. ROBERT A. KAGAN is professor of political science and director of the Center for Law and Society at the University of California at Berkeley. AUSTIN SARATis William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College and president of the Law and Society Association.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226227443 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226227448 |
| Title | The Common Place of Law |
| Author | Patricia Ewick |
| Series | Chicago Series In Law And Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 1998-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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