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ABSTRACT
This volume cross-examines mainstream approaches to studying legal culture (e.g. those of Friedman and Blankenburg). It includes debates over the concept of legal culture and a variety of case studies of different legal cultures.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |10 pages
Comparing Legal Cultures: An Introduction
part |2 pages
PART I INVOKING LEGAL CULTURE: DEBATES AND DISSENTS
chapter 1|20 pages
The Concept of Legal Culture
chapter 2|8 pages
The Concept of Legal Culture: A Reply
chapter 3|28 pages
Civil Litigation Rates as Indicators for Legal Cultures
chapter 4|24 pages
Puzzling Out Legal Culture: A Comment on Blankenburg
chapter 5|12 pages
Comparative Criminal Law for Criminologists: Comparing for What Purpose?
chapter 6|14 pages
Sociological Uses of the Concept of Legal Culture
chapter 7|16 pages
Comparing Legal Cultures in the Quest for Law's Identity
chapter 8|20 pages
Gender and Nature in Comparative Legal Cultures
part |2 pages
PART II DISCLOSING LEGAL CULTURE: THE PRODUCTION OF DIFFERENCE
