Modernism and the Grounds of Law

Klappentext Approaches to the relation of law and society have for a long time seen law as either autonomous or self-grounded in society. This book is a radically new approach that sees law as both derived from and constitutive of its surrounding social and cultural context. Drawing on the work of major theorists! this book examines the nature of law as it has descended from the Enlightenment! through to colonialism and now globalization. It is a significant contribution to legal philosophy! jurisprudence and socio-legal studies. Zusammenfassung Existing approaches to the relation of law and society have for a long time seen law as either autonomous or grounded in society. Drawing on major theorists! this book is a radically new approach that sees law as both derived from and constitutive of its surrounding social and cultural context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Origins: 1. Origin; 2. Position; 3. Law; Part II. Instantiation: 4. Nationalism; 5. Imperialism; 6. Globalism; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Peter Fitzpatrick
• Mitarbeit: Chris Arup (Herausgeber), Martin Chanock (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 02.05.2001
• EAN: 9780521802222
• ISBN: 978-0-521-80222-2
• Seiten: 276
• Serien: Cambridge Studies in Law and S; Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Internationales Recht, Ausländisches Recht; Social Theory, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law