People and Place

Name: People and Place
Brand: University of British Columbia Press
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By Jonathan Swainger

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People and Place presents a path-breaking collection ofessays demonstrating the fascinating ways in which personalitiesinteract with physical locale in shaping the law. Examining law throughthe framework of history, this anthology presents a mixture ofinnovative articles produced by established scholars as well asrepresentatives of the next generation. The collection represents a rich array of interdisciplinaryexpertise, with authors who are law professors, historians,sociologists and criminologists. Their essays include studies into thelives of judges and lawyers, rape victims, prostitutes, religious sectleaders, and common criminals. The geographic scope touches Canada, theUnited States and Australia. The essays explore how one individual, orsmall self-identified groups, were able to make a difference in how lawwas understood, applied, and interpreted. They also probe the degree towhich locale and location influenced legal culture history. The essays offer snapshots of human history, capturing thecentrality of law as individuals located themselves in relation toothers and to the places and times in which they lived. Accessible toacademics, students, and general readers interested in the formation oflaw within a social context, this collection offers a compellingperspective of this subtle relationship. The close examination ofpeople and place will allow readers to unpack law's variousmeanings across communities and time, and to move closer to a moreprofound awareness of the complexity of human society.

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Binding:: Paperback
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 256
Publisher:: University of British Columbia Press
Publication Date:: 2004-07-01
Release Date:: 2005-03-30
ISBN / EAN:: 9780774810333
Weight:: 340 g
Dimensions:: 152/229/20 cm

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