About this title: The contemporary U.S. legal culture is marked by ubiquitous battles among various groups attempting to seize control of the law and wield it against others in pursuit of their particular agenda. This battle takes place in administrative, legislative, and judicial arenas at both the state and federal levels. This book identifies the underlying source of these battles in the spread of the instrumental view of law - the idea that law is purely a means to an end - in a context of sharp disagreement over the social good. It traces the rise of the instrumental view of law in the course of the past ...
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Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2006-10-02
ISBN-13:9780521689670ISBN:0521689678
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780521689670ISBN:0521689678
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 8.94 by.67 inches. (268 pages) this book identifies the problems with viewing law as a means to an end. drawing upon legal history, legal theory, and legal sociology, this book presents an intellectual history of the u.s. legal culture which elaborates on the various developments that have led to and structure the present worrisome legal-political situation. drawing upon legal history, legal theory, and legal sociology, this book presents an intellectual history of the u.s. ... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780521869522ISBN:0521869528
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 9.17 by.79 inches. (268 pages) this book identifies the problems with viewing law as a means to an end. drawing upon legal history, legal theory, and legal sociology, this book presents an intellectual history of the u.s. legal culture which elaborates on the various developments that have led to and structure the present worrisome legal-political situation. drawing upon legal history, legal theory, and legal sociology, this book presents an intellectual history of the u.s. ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2006-10-02
ISBN-13:9780521689670ISBN:0521689678
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Description: New. Drawing upon legal history, legal theory, and legal sociology, this book presents an intellectual history of the U.S. legal culture which elaborates on the various developments that have led to and structure the present worrisome legal-political situation. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521689670ISBN:0521689678
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521689670ISBN:0521689678
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521689670ISBN:0521689678
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Description: New. The contemporary U.S. legal culture is marked by ubiquitous battles among various groups attempting to seize control of the law and wield it against others in pursuit of their particular agenda. This battle takes place in administrative, legislative, and judicial arenas at both the state and federal levels. This book identifies the underlying source of these battles in the spread of the instrumental view of law-the idea that law is purely a means to an end-in a context of sharp ... read more
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