The Legal Imagination

The Legal Imagination
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9780226894935
ISBN-13 : 0226894932
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Book Synopsis The Legal Imagination by : James Boyd White

Download or read book The Legal Imagination written by James Boyd White and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1985-12-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White extends his theory of law as constitutive rhetoric, asking how one may criticize the legal culture and the texts within it. "A fascinating study of the language of the law. . . . This book is to be highly recommended: certainly, for those who find the time to read it, it will broaden the mind, and give lawyers a new insight into their role."—New Law Journal


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