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Arguing with tradition : the language of law in Hopi Tribal court /

Exploring both language and legal issues, this work explains how notions of Hopi tradition and culture shape and are shaped by the processes of Hopi jurisprudence as it comes increasingly to differentiate itself from Anglo-American law.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Richland, Justin B. (Justin Blake), 1970- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2008.
Collection:Chicago series in law and society.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Arguing with tradition in Native America
  • Making a Hopi Nation : "Anglo" law comes to Hopi country
  • "What are you going to do with the village's knowledge?" : language ideologies and legal power in Hopi tribal court
  • "He could not speak Hopi. ... that puzzle puzzled me" : the pragmatic paradoxes of Hopi tradition in court
  • Suffering into truth : Hopi law as narrative interaction.