Legal Studies as Cultural Studies
Author | : Jerry D. Leonard |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 1995-01-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781438410531 |
ISBN-13 | : 1438410530 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Download or read book Legal Studies as Cultural Studies written by Jerry D. Leonard and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1995-01-13 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an inaugural integration of Contemporary Cultural Studies and Critical Legal Studies that sets the question of "justice" at the fore of postmodern critical theory. Opening with introductory-level discussions of key theoretical models in postmodern thought, the collection culminates in a series of radical critiques of existing modes of cultural and legal theory. Contributors to this volume include David S. Caudill, Marie Ashe, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Nancy Fraser, Costas Douzinas and Ronnie Warrington, Drucilla Cornell, Eugene D. Genovese, Peter Goodrich, Teresa L. Ebert, and Jerry D. Leonard.