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Law, Society and Corruption
This book presents new socio-legal perspectives and insights on the social life of corruption and anti-corruption in authoritarian regimes.This book takes up the case of …
Generous Justice
It is commonly thought in secular society that the Bible is one of the greatest hindrances to doing justice. Isn't it full of regressive views? Didn't it condone slavery? Why look …
The Time of Catastrophe
If catastrophes are, by definition, exceptional events of such magnitude that worlds and lives are dramatically overturned, the question of timing would pose a seemingly …
Taking Space Seriously
This perceptive study investigates the different ways in which the state deals with various social groups through the mechanisms of space. By means of case studies involving three …
Co-Existence and Denial
The main features of the book will be a detailed interdisciplinary description, analysis and critique of law, justice and power determining the contemporary relationship between …
Pragmatism and Law
Pragmatism and Law provides a textual reading of the American legal discourse, as it unfolds through various genres of pragmatism, which evolve and transform during the twentieth …
Corruption and the Secret of Law
This volume presents an anthropological perspective on the hidden continuities between corruption and law. The authors argue that the two opposites, corruption and law, are …
Rules of Law and Laws of Ruling
Offering an anthropological perspective, this volume explores the changing relations between law and governance, examining how changes in the structure of governance affect the …
Against the Death Penalty
This edited volume brings together leading scholars on the death penalty within international, regional and municipal law. It considers the intrinsic elements of both the promotion …
Renascent Pragmatism
Pragmatism is experiencing a resurgence in law, philosophy and social science, with pragmatists seeking a consistent, comprehensive and productive understanding of social life. In …
Popular Culture and Legal Pluralism
Drawing upon theories of critical legal pluralism and psychological theories of narrative identity, this book argues for an understanding of popular culture as legal authority, …
Islam in American Prisons
The growth of Islam both worldwide and particularly in the United States is especially notable among African-American inmates incarcerated in American state and federal …