| Title |
Comparative law and anthropology [electronic resource] / edited by James A.R. Nafziger. |
| OCLC |
9781781955185 |
| ISBN |
9781781955185 (e-book) |
| Publisher |
Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., 2017. |
| Description |
1 online resource. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Law and anthropology.
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Comparative law.
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LC
Genre heading/s |
Electronic books.
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| General note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Contents: Part I Past, present and future -- 1. Law and anthropology: research traditions / Sally Falk Moore -- 2. Whose comparative law? A global perspective / Laura Nader -- Part II Complexity, legal pluralism and totality of legal ideas -- 3. Anthropology on trial: the Hindmarsh Island Bridge Controversy (1993-2001) / P. G. McHugh -- 4. First nation control over archaeological sites: contemporary issues in heritage law, policy and practice / Catherine Bell -- 5. The hybridity of law in Namibia and The role of community law in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) / Oliver C. Ruppel and Katharina Ruppel-Schlichting -- 6. Legal pluralism - linking law and culture in national resource co-management and environmental compliance / Anastasia Telesetsky -- Part III Legal schemes of meaning and social significance of law -- 7. Governance disputes involving first nations in Canada: Culture, custom and dispute resolution outside of the Indian Act / William B. Shipley -- 8. Anthropology in international law: the case of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage / Janet Blake -- 9. Cultural landscapes significant to indigenous peoples / James A. R. Nafziger -- Part IV Cosmopolitan comparative perspectives -- 10. Narrative of laws, narratives of peoples / Elina N. Moustaira -- 11. Images of Muhammad: religious law and freedom of expression / Richard Francaviglia -- Part V Historical orientation -- 12. Law, society and landscape in early Scandinavia / Stefan Brink -- 13. Transgenic Maize: The Mexican cultural battle / Jorge Sanchez Cordero -- 14. A trinity of culture, law and politics: legal anthropology of the bonded labor system in Nepal / Upendra D. Acharya -- Part VI Contextual differences -- 15. Global law firms in real-world contexts: practical limitations and ethical implications / Eve Darian-Smith -- 16. An historical, cultural and political perspective of corruption in the Balkans / Novacovic -- Part VII -- In-depth field research -- 17. The anthropologist as expert witness: a personal account / Richard Price -- 18. Intellectual property law in comparative perspective: the case of trademark 'piracy' in Guatemala / Kedron Thomas -- 19. The voice of the stranger: foreign l.l.m. students' experiences of culture, law and pedagogy in US law schools / Mindie Lazarus-Black -- Part VIII Relationship with legal anthropological traditions and its theoretical and methodological concerns -- 20. Distance in law and globalisation: armchair anthropology revisited / Riaz Tejani -- Index. |
| Summary |
This cutting-edge Research Handbook, at the intersection of comparative law and anthropology, explores mutually enriching insights and outlooks. The 20 contributors, including several of the most eminent scholars, as well as new voices, offer diverse expertise, national backgrounds and professional experience. Their overall approach is "ground up" without regard to unified paradigms of research or objects of study. Through a pluralistic definition of law and multidisciplinary approaches, Comparative Law and Anthropology significantly advances both theory and practice. The Research Handbook's expansive concept of comparative law blends a traditional geographical orientation with historical and jurisprudential dimensions within a broad range of contexts of anthropological inquiry, from indigenous communities, to law schools and transitional societies. This comprehensive and original collection of diverse writings about anthropology and the law around the world offers an inspiring but realistic source for legal scholars, anthropologists and policy-makers. |
| Source of Description |
Description based on print record. |
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