LEADER 03298nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910455619803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-520-93618-3 010 $a1-59734-713-2 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520936188 035 $a(CKB)111087027178604 035 $a(EBL)223964 035 $a(OCoLC)475929508 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000192189 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11166396 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192189 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10187147 035 $a(PQKB)10455006 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC223964 035 $a(DE-B1597)518758 035 $a(OCoLC)1096478991 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520936188 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL223964 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10050789 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027178604 100 $a20010411d2002 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe life of the law$b[electronic resource] $eanthropological projects /$fLaura Nader 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (278 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-23163-5 311 $a0-520-22988-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-250) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$t1. Evolving an Ethnography of Law: A Personal Document --$t2. Lawyers and Anthropologists --$t3. Hegemonic Processes in Law: Colonial to Contemporary --$t4. The Plaintiff: A User Theory --$tEpilogue --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aLaura Nader, an instrumental figure in the development of the field of legal anthropology, investigates an issue of vital importance for our time: the role of the law in the struggle for social and economic justice. In this book she gives an overview of the history of legal anthropology and at the same time urges anthropologists, lawyers, and activists to recognize the centrality of law in social change. Nader traces the evolution of the plaintiff's role in the United States in the second half of the twentieth century and passionately argues that the atrophy of the plaintiff's power during this period represents a profound challenge to justice and democracy. Taking into account the vast changes wrought in both anthropology and the law by globalization, Nader speaks to the increasing dominance of large business corporations and the prominence of neoliberal ideology and practice today. In her discussion of these trends, she considers the rise of the alternative dispute resolution movement, which since the 1960's has been part of a major overhaul of the U.S. judicial system. Nader links the increasing popularity of this movement with the erosion of the plaintiff's power and suggests that mediation as an approach to conflict resolution is structured to favor powerful--often corporate--interests. 606 $aLaw and anthropology 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLaw and anthropology. 676 $a340/.115 700 $aNader$b Laura$0185520 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455619803321 996 $aThe life of the law$92478446 997 $aUNINA