Law, Culture, and Ritual: Disputing Systems in Cross-Cultural Context
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0814716792
ISBN 13
9780814716793
DDC
303.6
Category
Comparative Study
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Publication Year
2005
Publisher
Pages
224 pages
Subject
Comparative study
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Abstract
"Disputing systems are products of the societies in which they operate-they originate and mutate in response to disputes that are particular to specific social, cultural, and political contexts. Disputing procedures, therefore, are an important medium through which fundamental beliefs, values, and symbols of culture are communicated, preserved, and sometimes altered. In Law, Culture, and Ritual, Oscar G. Chase uses interdisciplinary scholarship to examine the cultural contexts of legal institutions, and presents several case studies to demonstrate that the processes used for resolving disputes." - Voila
Description
Contents:
Foreword by Jerome S. Bruner; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The Lesson of the Azande; 3 "Modern" Dispute-Ways; 4 American "Exceptionalism" in Civil Litigation; 5 The Discretionary Power of the Judge in Cultural Context; 6 The Rise of ADR in Cultural Context; 7 The Role of Ritual; 8 How Disputing Influences Culture; 9 Conclusion; Afterword: The Classroom and the Terror of Relativism; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Foreword by Jerome S. Bruner; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The Lesson of the Azande; 3 "Modern" Dispute-Ways; 4 American "Exceptionalism" in Civil Litigation; 5 The Discretionary Power of the Judge in Cultural Context; 6 The Rise of ADR in Cultural Context; 7 The Role of Ritual; 8 How Disputing Influences Culture; 9 Conclusion; Afterword: The Classroom and the Terror of Relativism; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-196) and index.
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1
