Law & society books

Questions about the nature of law, its relationship with custom, and the distinctive form of legal rules, categories,...  Read More >>

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This book offers a comprehensive systematic analysis of the European Union’s Early Warning System (EWS) for subsidiarity,...  Read More >>

Written by leading experts in the area, this volume investigates the ways in which emerging masculinities theory...  Read More >>

The law was central to Durkheim's sociological theory and to his efforts to establish sociology as a distinctive...  Read More >>

The law was central to Durkheim's sociological theory and to his efforts to establish sociology as a distinctive...  Read More >>

This Companion celebrates the strength of feminist legal thought, which is manifested in this dynamic combination...  Read More >>

The concept of 'human dignity' has become central to politics, law and theology but is little understood. This book...  Read More >>

The book explores the complex inter-linkages between the formation of middle class identity, colonial legal discourse...  Read More >>

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Encapsulating new policing developments under the Coalition, this book examines the major reform proposals and reports...  Read More >>

The forty-percent drop in crime that occurred across the U.S. from 1991 to 2000 remains largely an unsolved mystery....  Read More >>

Uses the law and order generic network and its relationship to juridical discourses to show how emotions are deployed...  Read More >>

This unique volume develops a new philosophy of law and a new theory of law enforcement. The concepts developed...  Read More >>

Disobedience has been practiced and considered since time immemorial. The aim of this edited collection is to explore...  Read More >>

This series brings together the most influential and important articles in the field of law and religion from recent...  Read More >>

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'Inquisitorial processes' refers to the inquiry powers of administrative governance and this book examines the use...  Read More >>

Historiography, Empire and the Rule of Law considers the intersection of these terms in the historical development...  Read More >>

This book responds to debates about the place of Muslims in Western Europe, considering how people draw on practical...  Read More >>

Classics of International Relations provides concise introductions to and appraisals of classic works on international...  Read More >>