Comparative law and anthropology. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by James A.R. Nafziger.
• Editors: Nafziger, James A. R
• Contents: Part I. Past, present and future -- Law and anthropology : research traditions / Sally Falk Moore -- Whose comparative law? : a global perspective / Laura Nader -- Part II. Complexity, legal pluralism and totality of legal ideas -- Anthropology on trial : the Hindmarsh Island Bridge Controversy (1993-2001) / P.G. McHugh -- First Nation control over archaeological sites : contemporary issues in heritage law, policy and practice / Catherine Bell -- The hybridity of law in Namibia and the role of community law in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) / Oliver C. Ruppel and Katharina Ruppel-Schlichting -- Legal pluralism : linking law and culture in national resource co-management and environmental compliance / Anastasia Telesetsky -- Part III. Substance of legal schemes of meaning and social significance of law -- Anthropology in international law : the case of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage / Janet Blake -- Cultural landscapes significant to indigenous peoples / James A.R. Nafziger -- Governance disputes involving First Nations in Canada : culture, custom and dispute resolution outside of the Indian Act / William B. Shipley -- Part IV. Cosmopolitan comparative perspectives -- Narrative of laws, narratives of peoples / Elina N. Moustaira -- Images of Muhammad : religious law and freedom of expression / Richard Francaviglia -- Part V. Historical orientation -- Law, society and landscape in early Scandinavia / Stefan Brink -- Transgenic maize : the Mexican cultural battle / Jorge Sánchez Cordero -- A trinity of culture, law and politics : legal anthropology of the bonded labor system in Nepal / Upendra D. Acharya -- Part VI. Contextual differences -- Global law firms in real-world contexts : practical limitations and ethical implications / Eve Darian-Smith -- An historical, cultural and political perspective of corruption in the Balkans / Marko Novacović -- Part VII. -- In-depth field research -- The anthropologist as expert witness : a personal account / Richard Price -- Intellectual property law in comparative perspective : the case of trademark 'piracy' in Guatemala / Kedron Thomas -- The voice of the stranger : foreign L.L.M. students' experiences of culture, law and pedagogy in US law schools / Mindie Lazarus-Black -- Part VIII. Relationship with legal anthropological traditions and its theoretical and methodological concerns -- Distance in law and globalisation : armchair anthropology revisited / Riaz Tejani.
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 340.115; LAW -- Comparative; Law and anthropology; Comparative law; LAW -- Essays; LAW -- General Practice; LAW -- Jurisprudence; LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism; LAW -- Practical Guides; LAW -- Reference; Comparative law; Law and anthropology; Comparative law; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural & Social; Social & cultural anthropology; Law & society; Reference works; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781781955185; 1781955182
• Related ISBNs: 9781781955178
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from title screen (Elgaronline, viewed on May 4, 2018).
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