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OverviewArguing with Tradition is the first book to explore language and interaction within a contemporary Native American legal system. Grounded in Justin Richland’s extensive field research on the Hopi Indian Nation of northeastern Arizona—on whose appellate court he now serves as Justice Pro Tempore—this innovative work explains how Hopi notions of tradition and culture shape and are shaped by the processes of Hopi jurisprudence. Like many indigenous legal institutions across North America, the Hopi Tribal Court was created in the image of Anglo-American-style law. But Richland shows that in recent years, Hopi jurists and litigants have called for their courts to develop a jurisprudence that better reflects Hopi culture and traditions. Providing unprecedented insights into the Hopi and English courtroom interactions through which this conflict plays out, Richland argues that tensions between the language of Anglo-style law and Hopi tradition both drive Hopi jurisprudence and make it unique. Ultimately, Richland’s analyses of the language of Hopi law offer a fresh approach to the cultural politics that influence indigenous legal and governmental practices worldwide. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Justin B. RichlandPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 1.70cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 2.40cm Weight: 0.397kg ISBN: 9780226712932ISBN 10: 0226712931 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 01 June 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews"""I could not be more enthusiastic about this book. Richland has provided one of the very few extended considerations of courtroom talk in a language other than English - to very good effect. He makes an argument that makes a real difference, and does so with insight, clarity, imagination, and rigor."" - Donald Brenneis, University of California, Santa Cruz""" I could not be more enthusiastic about this book. Richland has provided one of the very few extended considerations of courtroom talk in a language other than English - to very good effect. He makes an argument that makes a real difference, and does so with insight, clarity, imagination, and rigor. - Donald Brenneis, University of California, Santa Cruz Author InformationJustin B. Richland is assistant professor in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Society at the University of California, Irvine. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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