James M. Donovan

Legal Anthropology

An Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Legal Anthropology: An Introduction offers an initial overview into the challenging debates surrounding the cross-cultural analysis of legal systems. Equal parts review and criticism, the text outlines the historical landmarks in the development of the discipline, identifying both strengths and weaknesses of each stage and contribution.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9780759109834
• ISBN-10: 0759109834
• Artikelnr.: 23306688

Autorenporträt

James M. Donovan teaches legal anthropology at the University of Georgia. He is co-author of Anthropology and Law.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introduction: Why Study Legal Anthropology Part 2 Section I: General
Background Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Philosophical Starting Points Chapter 4
Chapter 2: Studying Law in the Field Part 5 Section II: Forerunners Chapter
6 Chapter 3: Natural Law: Description and Reactions Chapter 7 Chapter 4:
Sociology of Law Part 8 Section III: Ethnographic Foundations Chapter 9
Chapter 5: Malinowski and Reciprocity-Based Law Chapter 10 Chapter 6:
Schapera and Codification of Indigenous Law Chapter 11 Chapter 7: Hoebel
and the Rise and Legal Realism Chapter 12 Chapter 8: Gluckman and
Identification of Legal Universals Chapter 13 Chapter 9: Bohanna and
Relativism Chapter 14 Chapter 10: Pospisil and Differentiating the
Institutions of Social Regulation Chapter 15 Chapter 11: Nader and
Processualism Chapter 16 Chapter 12: O'Barr & Conley and Studying Up Part
17 Section IV: Highlights of Comparative Anthropology Chapter 18 Chapter
13: Cross-Cultural Comparison Chapter 19 Chapter 14: Dispute Resolution
Chapter 20 Chapter 15: Legal Pluralism Part 21 Section V: Issues in Applied
Legal Anthropology Chapter 22 Chapter 16: Human Rights Chapter 23 Chapter
17: Intellectual Property Rights Chapter 24 Chapter 18: The Cultural
Defense Chapter 25 Chapter 19: Terrorism Chapter 26 Chapter 20: A
Fairness-Centered Legal Anthropology Chapter 27 Chapter 21: Overview and
Prospects