The anthropology of law

Questions about the nature of law, its relationship with custom and the distinctive form of legal rules, categories, and claims are placed at the centre of this introduction to the study of law and anthropology. It brings empirical scholarship within the scope of legal philosophy, while suggesting n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pirie, Fernanda
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2014, 2014
Series:Clarendon law series / Clarendon law series
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Questions about the nature of law, its relationship with custom and the distinctive form of legal rules, categories, and claims are placed at the centre of this introduction to the study of law and anthropology. It brings empirical scholarship within the scope of legal philosophy, while suggesting new avenues of inquiry for the anthropologist
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780191751110