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1 online resource |
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Cambridge studies in law and society
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Cambridge studies in law and society.
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Cover; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of contents; List of Tables; Preface; Chapter 1 A Sociopolitical Understanding of Law; Introduction; The Sociopolitical Vision of Law; The Core Idea; A New Concept: Sociopolitical Legal Studies; Basic Ideas for the Comparison of Sociopolitical Legal Studies; Sociology of Actors in the Legal Field; The Relationship between the State and the Law; Transdisciplinarity; Chapter 2 The Symbolic Uses of Law: At the Heart of a Political Sociology of Law; Perspectives on the Symbolic Efficacy of Law. |
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Liberal PerspectiveThe Marxist View; Constructivist Visions; Symbolic Uses of Law; The Social-Progressive Use of Law; The Social-Conservative Use of Law; The Two Faces of Symbolic Efficacy; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Legal Fields and the Social Sciences in France and the United States; The Antiformalist Challenge; Legal Doctrine in France; Law Professors; Law and the Social Sciences; The Legal Market in the United States; The Victory of Legal Realism; Universities and Markets in the Legal Field; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Sociopolitical Legal Studies in the United States; Sociology of Law. |
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Socio-Legal StudiesReinventions of Law: 1960-1990; Law and Economics; Law and Development; Law and Society; Critical Legal Studies; The Renewal of Socio-Legal Studies: 1990-2013; The Reinvention of Law and Society; The Amherst Seminar; Legal Consciousness Research; New Empiricist Movements; Dissemination of the Critical Legal Movement; Critical Race Theory; Legal Feminism; Debates on Rights; Law and Postmodernism; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Sociopolitical Legal Studies in France; Myth and Depreciation of the Law; Overview of French Sociopolitical Legal Studies; The Pioneers of Legal Sociology. |
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Law in the Eyes of the Founding Fathers of SociologyEmile Durkheim, Law, and Jurists (Late 1800s-1930); Georges Gurvitch and Henri Lévy-Bruhl: Two Alternative Approaches (1930-1960); The Stand on Legal Neutrality; Jean Carbonnier's Sociology in Service of the Law (1960-1970); The Critical Legal Movement; Pierre Bourdieu's Legal Field; Bruno Latour: Law as Language; The Quest for a Middle Way; Legal Pluralism; The Sociology of Organizations and of Power; The Droit et Société Project; Political Sociology of Law; Conclusion. |
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Chapter 6 Conclusion: The Present and Future of Sociopolitical Legal StudiesComparative Overview of Sociopolitical Legal Studies; Internal Visions; External Visions; The Future of Sociopolitical Legal Studies in a Globalized World; References; Index. |
| Summary |
García-Villegas compares the scholarship on the relationship between law, political power, and society in the United States and France. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
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Law -- Political aspects.
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Sociological jurisprudence.
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Power (Social sciences)
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Effectiveness and validity of law.
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France -- Politics and government.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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Latin America -- Politics and government.
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LAW -- Essays. |
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LAW -- General Practice. |
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LAW -- Jurisprudence. |
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LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism. |
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LAW -- Practical Guides. |
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LAW -- Reference. |
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Effectiveness and validity of law. |
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Law -- Political aspects. |
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Politics and government. |
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Power (Social sciences) |
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Sociological jurisprudence. |
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France. |
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Latin America. |
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United States. |
| Added Title |
Pouvoirs du droit. English
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781108482714 1108482716 (DLC) 2017057547 (OCoLC)1009311380 |
| ISBN |
9781108554220 (electronic bk.) |
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1108554229 (electronic bk.) |
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9781108584975 |
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1108584977 |
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9781108482714 |
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1108482716 |
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9781108454124 (paperback) |
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1108454127 |
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9781108454124 |
