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Mythology of Modern Law.
A radical reappraisal of the role of myth in modern society. Fitzpatrick uses the example of law, an integral category of modern social thought, to challenge modernity and the denial of the relevance of myth to law in modern society.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge,
1992.
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| Colección: | Sociology of law and crime.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Series editors' preface; Acknowledgements; MYTH AND THE NEGATION OF LAW; The assumption of law; The evocation of myth; MYTH AND MODERNITY; The myth of myth; The denigration of myth; The perfection of myth; THE MYTHIC FOUNDATION OF MODERN LAW; The Heavenly City; Nature and the deification of law; Nature, race and law; Law and savagery; Law and progress; THE MYTHIC CONSOLIDATION OF MODERN LAW; The perfection of progress; The progression of law; Colonialism and the confirmation of law; The nationality of law; Subject and subjection in law.