Homo Juridicus: On the Anthropological Function of the Law
by Supiot, Alain
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- as new
- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1844671054
- ISBN 13
- 9781844671052
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About This Item
London: Verso, 2007. Book. As New. Hardcover. First English Edition. Octavo. 8vo. xxv (i), 246 pp. Translated from the French by Saskia Brown: First English Edition, 2007. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.5". Tan paper-covered boards with black lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "In this groundbreaking work, French legal scholar Alain Supiot examines the relationship of society to legal discourse. He argues that the law is how justice is implemented in secular society, but it is not simply a technique to be manipulated at will: it is also an expression of the core beliefs of the West.".
Synopsis
Alain Supiot is a permanent fellow at the University of Nantes, France and Director of the Nantes Institute for Advanced Studies. His previous books include Beyond Employment: Changes in Work, The Future of Labour Law in Europe and, from Verso, Homo Juridicus .
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- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6894
- Title
- Homo Juridicus: On the Anthropological Function of the Law
- Author
- Supiot, Alain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First English Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1844671054
- ISBN 13
- 9781844671052
- Publisher
- Verso
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- LAW ANTHROPOLOGICAL FUNCTION OF LAW AND SOCIETY - Original French - Editions du Seuil @2005
- Bookseller catalogs
- LAW;
- Size
- Octavo
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