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Law's community : legal theory in sociological perspective / Roger Cotterrell.

Author/creator Cotterrell, Roger (Roger B. M.)
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoOxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Descriptionxvii, 381 pages ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Oxford socio-legal studies
Oxford socio-legal studies. ^A235223
Contents Introduction : explaining law's power -- The sociological concept of law -- Law and sociology : the constitution and confrontations of disciplines -- Sociology of law in Britain : a case study -- Sociological perspectives on legal closure -- Law, ideology and power : the Marxist tradition -- Legality and legitimacy : the sociology of Max Weber -- Social foundations of the rule of law : Franz Neumann and Otto Kirchheimer -- Law, morality and solidarity : the Durkheimian tradition -- Critique and law : the legacy of the Frankfurt school -- Law's images of society -- Feasible regulation for democracy and social justice -- Legal theory and the image of legality -- Socio-legal studies : between policy and community -- Conclusion : imagining law's community.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [339]-366) and indexes.
LCCN 94049560
ISBN0198258909 (acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks K376 .C68 1995 ✔ Available Place Hold