The Life of the Law: Anthropological Projects
- ISBN-10
- 0520229886
- ISBN-13
- 9780520229884
- Series
- The Life of the Law
- Category
- Social Science / Anthropology / General
- Pages
- 262
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-02-28
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Laura Nader
Description
Nader traces the evolution of the plaintiff's role in the United States in the second half of the twentieth century and convincingly argues that the atrophy of the plaintiff's power during this period undermines democracy.".
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