| Description |
1 online resource (x, 222 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Law, justice, and power
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Law, justice, and power.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Corruption and the secret of law : an introduction / Gerhard Anders and Monique Nuijten -- Hidden acts, open talks : how anthropology can "observe" and describe corruption / Giorgio Blundo -- Deep corruption in Indonesia : discourses, practices, histories / Heinzpeter Znoj -- Corruption judgments in prewar Japan : locating the influence of tradition, morality, and trust on criminal justice / Andrew MacNaughton and Kam Bill Wong -- Corrupted files : cross-fading defense strategies of a Vesuvian lawyer / Livia Holden and Giovanni Tortora -- Corruption narratives and the power of concealment : the case of Burundi's civil war / Simon turner -- The orchestration of corruption and excess enjoyment in western Mexico / Pieter de Vries -- Corruption or social capital? : tact and the performance of Guanxi in market socialist China / Alan Smart and Carloyn Hsu -- Corruption in the U.S. borderlands with Mexico : the "purity" of society and the "perversity" of borders / Josiah McC. Heyman and Howard Campbell. |
| Summary |
Presenting a critical anthropological perspective on the hidden continuities between corruption and law, this volume draws on studies from different parts of the world and provides a valuable resource for students, researchers and policy-makers. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Corruption.
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Corruption. |
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Corruption -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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| Subject |
Culture and law.
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Culture and law. |
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Law and anthropology.
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Law and anthropology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Added Author |
Nuijten, Monique.
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Anders, Gerhard.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Corruption and the secret of law. Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2007 9780754671107 0754671100 (DLC) 2007021824 (OCoLC)138340802 |
| ISBN |
9780754685043 (electronic book) |
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0754685047 (electronic book) |
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0754671100 |
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9780754671107 |
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