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UNINA9910455103603321 |
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Haltom William |
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Distorting the law [[electronic resource] ] : politics, media, and the litigation crisis / / William Haltom and Michael McCann |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2004 |
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1-282-42658-3 |
0-226-31469-3 |
9786612426582 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (361 p.) |
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The Chicago series in law and society |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Actions and defenses - Press coverage - United States |
Torts - Press coverage - United States |
Law in mass media |
Law - Political aspects |
Sociological jurisprudence |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-327) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The social production of legal knowledge -- Pop torts : tales of legal degeneration and moral regeneration -- In retort : narratives versus numbers -- ATLA shrugged : plaintiffs' lawyers play defense -- Full tort press : media coverage of civil litigation -- Java jive : genealogy of a juridical icon -- Smoke signals from the tobacco wars -- Law through the looking glass of mass politics. |
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In recent years, stories of reckless lawyers and greedy citizens have given the legal system, and victims in general, a bad name. Many Americans have come to believe that we live in the land of the litigious, where frivolous lawsuits and absurdly high settlements reign. Scholars have argued for years that this common view of the depraved ruin of our civil legal system is a myth, but their research and statistics rarely make the news. William Haltom and Michael McCann here persuasively show how popularized distorted understandings of tort litigation (or tort tales) have been perpetuated by the mass media and reform proponents. Distorting the Law lays bare how media coverage has |
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sensationalized lawsuits and sympathetically portrayed corporate interests, supporting big business and reinforcing negative stereotypes of law practices. Based on extensive interviews, nearly two decades of newspaper coverage, and in-depth studies of the McDonald's coffee case and tobacco litigation, Distorting the Law offers a compelling analysis of the presumed litigation crisis, the campaign for tort law reform, and the crucial role the media play in this process. |
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UNINA9910457404903321 |
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Autore |
Campbell Tim <1943-, > |
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Beyond smart cities : how cities network, learn and innovate / / Tim Campbell |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Earthscan, , 2012 |
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1-283-44133-0 |
9786613441331 |
0-203-13768-X |
1-136-48957-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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City planning |
Cities and towns - Growth |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. The changing place of cities in the urban age -- pt. 2. Framing a view -- pt. 3. Crucibles of learning : proactive learner-reformers -- pt. 4. Secrets of a knowing and accelerating change. |
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The promise of competitiveness and economic growth in so-called smart cities is widely advertised in Europe and the US. The promise is focussed on global talent and knowledge economies and not on learning and innovation. But to really achieve smart cities - that is to create the conditions of continuous learning and innovation - this book argues that there is a need to understand what is below the surface and |
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to examine the mechanisms which affect the way cities learn and then connect together. This book draws on quantitative and qualitative data with concrete case studies to show ho |
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