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"This special issue of Studies in Law, Politics, and Society is dedicated to the life and work of beloved legal scholar Stuart Scheingold. The articles brought together in this volume articulate the inspiring contribution Scheingold made to political science and law and society. The final chapter ""Rights, Community, and Democracy: A Socio-Legal Critique of the Neoconservative Case against Rights"" is a work authored by Stuart Scheingold which has been completed by his co-author and is published here for the first time. This volume shows how Scheingold helped to bridge the differences between how rights are expressed within the law, and how they are actually put into practice. Centering on the theme of ""the myth of rights"" the chapters discuss diverse aspects of society, crime, politics, and law; most specifically street crime, immigration and crime control policies, political criminology and urban social control, race and ""displaced anxiety"" within communities in the US, and animal rights."

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Author:   Austin Sarat
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Volume:   59
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
ISBN:  

9781781903438

ISBN 10:   1781903433
Pages:   263
Publication Date:   02 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors. EDITORIAL BOARD. Introduction: Stuart Scheingold, a Personal Reflection. The Myth of the Myth of Rights. “A Madman Full of Paranoid Guile”: The Myth of Rights in the Modern American Mind. Novelty and the Politics of Rights. Political Criminology, the Plural State, and the Politics of Affect. Phantom Racism and the Myth of Crime and Punishment. Putting Politics in its Place: Reflections on Political Criminology, Immigration and Crime. Imagining Otherness: The Political Novel and Animal Rights. Scheingold's Failure: His Finest Book. Rights, Community, and Democracy: A Sociolegal Critique of the Neoconservative Case Against Rights. Special Issue: The Legacy of Stuart Scheingold. Studies in law, politics, and society. Studies in law, politics, and society. Copyright page.

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