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.
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