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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Main Author: Pirie, Fernanda, 1964- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:Clarendon law series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191751110
0191751111