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Law´s Dream of a Common Knowledge
Mariana Valverde
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Description for Law´s Dream of a Common Knowledge
Hardback. Argues that legal decision making cannot be understood if one counterposes science and technology, on the one hand, to common knowledge and common sense on the other. This book underlines the importance of analyzing dynamically how knowledge formation works. It is intended for students from disciplines including law, sociology, and anthropology. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
If knowledge is power, then the power of law can be studied through the lens of knowledge. This book opens up a substantive new area of legal research--knowledge production--and presents a series of case studies showing that the hybridity and eclecticism of legal knowledge processes make it unfruitful to ask questions such as, "Is law becoming more dominated by science?" Mariana Valverde argues that legal decision making cannot be understood if one counterposes science and technology, on the one hand, to common knowledge and common sense on the other. The case studies of law's flexible collage of knowledges range from ... Read more
If knowledge is power, then the power of law can be studied through the lens of knowledge. This book opens up a substantive new area of legal research--knowledge production--and presents a series of case studies showing that the hybridity and eclecticism of legal knowledge processes make it unfruitful to ask questions such as, "Is law becoming more dominated by science?" Mariana Valverde argues that legal decision making cannot be understood if one counterposes science and technology, on the one hand, to common knowledge and common sense on the other. The case studies of law's flexible collage of knowledges range from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
The Cultural Lives of Law
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691086989
SKU
V9780691086989
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About Mariana Valverde
Mariana Valverde is Professor at the Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto, where she teaches social and legal theory. She is the author of "Diseases of the Will", "The Age of Light, Soap, and Water", and "Sex, Power, and Pleasure".
Reviews for Law´s Dream of a Common Knowledge
"The theme of this book is broad and its philosophic argument complex while the specific case study topics are quite narrow and cutting edge."
Choice "Law's Dream of a Common Knowledge is an important and novel contribution towards the development of a sociology of legal knowledge... [It] is interesting, engaging and refreshing both in its thematology and its style."
Emmanuel Melissaris, The ... Read more
Choice "Law's Dream of a Common Knowledge is an important and novel contribution towards the development of a sociology of legal knowledge... [It] is interesting, engaging and refreshing both in its thematology and its style."
Emmanuel Melissaris, The ... Read more