The Common Place of Law: Stories from Everyday Life

Why do some people not hesitate to call the police to quiet a barking dog in the...
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Author: Patricia Ewick
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Language: English
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The Common Place of Law: Stories from Everyday Life by Ewick, Patricia

The Common Place of Law: Stories from Everyday Life

$110.73

The Common Place of Law: Stories from Everyday Life

$110.73
Author: Patricia Ewick
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Why do some people not hesitate to call the police to quiet a barking dog in the middle of the night, while others accept the pain and losses associated with defective products, unsuccesful surgery, and discrimination? Patricia Ewick and Susan Silbey collected accounts of the law from more than four hundred people of diverse backgrounds in order to explore the different ways that people use and experience it. Their fascinating and original study identifies three common narratives of law that are captured in the stories people tell.

One narrative is based on an idea of the law as magisterial and remote. Another views the law as a game with rules that can be manipulated to one's advantage. A third narrative describes the law as an arbitrary power that is actively resisted. Drawing on these extensive case studies, Ewick and Silbey present individual experiences interwoven with an analysis that charts a coherent and compelling theory of legality. A groundbreaking study of law and narrative, The Common Place of Law depicts the institution as it is lived: strange and familiar, imperfect and ordinary, and at the center of daily life.


Author: Patricia Ewick, Susan S. Silbey
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 07/06/1998
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.88h x 5.93w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780226227443

About the Author
Ewick, Patricia: - Patricia Ewick is professor of sociology at Clark University and coauthor of The Common Place of Law, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

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