More than a decade ago, before globalization became a buzzword,
Yves Dezalay and Bryant G. Garth established themselves as leading
analysts of how that process has shaped the legal profession.
Drawing upon the insights of Pierre Bourdieu, "Asian Legal
Revivals" explores the increasing importance of the positions of
the law and lawyers in South and Southeast Asia.
aaaaaaaaaaa Dezalay and Garth argue that the current situation
in many Asian countries can only be fully understood by looking to
their differing colonial experiencesOCoand in considering how those
experiences have laid the foundation for those societiesOCO legal
profession today. Deftly tracing the transformation of the
relationship between law and state into different colonial
settings, the authors show how nationalist legal elites in
countries such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,
Singapore, and South Korea came to wield political power as agents
in the move toward national independence. Including fieldwork from
over 350 interviews, "Asian Legal Revivals" illuminates the more
recent past and present of these legally changing nations and
explains the professionOCOs recent revival of influence, as spurred
on by American geopolitical and legal interests.
General
Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Chicago Series in Law and Society |
Release date: |
November 2010 |
First published: |
November 2010 |
Authors: |
Yves Dezalay
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 2mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
304 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-14462-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Law >
Jurisprudence & general issues >
Legal profession >
General
|
LSN: |
0-226-14462-3 |
Barcode: |
9780226144627 |
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