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Law and popular culture : a course book /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Asimow, Michael (Author), Silbey, Jessica (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lake Mary, FL : Vandeplas Publishing, 2020.
Edition:3rd edition.
Subjects:
Law in motion pictures.
Law on television.
Law > Social aspects > United States.
Culture and law.
Lawyers in motion pictures.
Lawyers on television.
Justice, Administration of, in motion pictures.
Justice, Administration of, on television.
Popular culture > United States.
Popular culture.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to law and popular culture
  • The adversary system and the trial genre
  • Lawyers as heroes
  • Lawyers as villains
  • The life of lawyers
  • Legal education
  • Law on television
  • The criminal justice system
  • The jury
  • Military justice
  • The death penalty
  • The civil justice system
  • Civil rights
  • Family law.