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The new edition of this anthology contains essays on all the subjects covered in the first year of law school while continuing the book's tradition of accessibility to non-law trained readers. Contributions from law and related disciplines raise basic questions about law, challenging long-held ideals like the separation of law from politics, economics, religion, and culture. They address such issues contextually and with a keen historical perspective as they explain and critique the law in a broad range of areas. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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• Acknowledgments(p. xi)
• Preface To The Third Edition(p. xiii)
• Introduction(p. 1)
• I Traditionaljurisprudence Andlegal Education(p. 21)
• 1 The History Ofmainstream Legalthought(p. 23)
• 2 Legal Education Astraining For Hierarchy(p. 54)
• II Selected Issues Andfields Of Law(p. 77)
• 3 Politics And Procedure(p. 79)
• 4 Going To Court: Access, Autonomy, And The Contradictions Of Liberal Legality(p. 97)
• 5 Gay Rights And Identity Imitation: Issues In The Ethics Of Representation(p. 115)
• 6 Health Law(p. 147)
• 8 Freedom Of Speech(p. 190)
• 9 The Indivisible Framework Of International Human Rights: Bringing It Home(p. 216)
• 10 Property(p. 240)
• 11 The Stakes Of Intellectual Property Law(p. 259)
• 12 Law And Race In Early America(p. 279)
• 13 Antidiscrimination Law From 1954 To 1989: Uncertainty, Contradiction, Rationalization, Denial(p. 285)
• 14 Race And Affirmative Action: A Critical Race Perspective(p. 312)
• 15 Women's Subordination And The Role Of Law(p. 328)
• 16 A Black Feminist Critique Of Antidiscrimination Law And Politics(p. 356)
• 17 Crime And Punishment In The United States: Myths, Realities, And Possibilities(p. 381)
• 18 Two Systems Of Criminal Justice(p. 410)
• 19 Police Practices(p. 434)
• 20 Torts(p. 445)
• 21 The Rise And Early Progressive Critique Of Objective Causation(p. 471)
• 22 Contract Law As Ideology(p. 497)
• 23 Contract Versus Politics In Corporation Doctrine(p. 511)
• 24 Critical Theory And Labor Relations Law(p. 539)
• 25 Welfare And Legal Entitlements: The Social Roots Of Poverty(p. 569)
• 26 The Political Tilt Of Separation Of Powers(p. 591)
• III Progressive Approaches To The Law(p. 639)
• 28 So Me Critical Theories Of Law And Their Critics(p. 641)
• 29 Language And The Law: Literature, Narrative, And Legal Theory(p. 662)
• 30 The Radical Tradition In The Law(p. 680)
• 31 The Sex Of Law(p. 691)
• Contributors(p. 719)
• Index And Table Of Cases(p. 725)

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Library Journal Review

The Critical Legal Studies (CLS) movement generally holds that legal outcomes are not determined solely by applying legal reasoning to objective rules, but are instead largely contingent upon the social and political values of the decisionmaker and the context of the process. A revision of a 1982 work with the same title ( LJ 10/15/82), this includes 24 essays by CLS adherents who apply their theories to traditional jurisprudence, legal education, selected substantive areas of the law, and progressive approaches to the law. This edition has ten new essays, and most of the remaining ones have been updated or revised. An excellent collection providing an introductory survey of a controversial but increasingly established alternative to traditional legal theories. Recommended for both law and academic libraries.-- Merlin Whiteman, Indiana Univ. Sch. of Law, Indianapolis (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

The second edition of this probing anthology of critical essays on the law and courts (the first was published in 1982) has been greatly revised and expanded, emphasizing throughout the conservative shift in legal and social thought accompanying the Reagan era. This volume is packed with more than two dozen essays by criminologists, legal scholars, historians, and philosophers and covers all aspects of law: constitutional, business, criminal, tort, international, etc. It also reviews traditional jurisprudence and mainstream legal thought and introduces various progressive approaches to the law. According to the editor, this is a popular text in first-year law classes, but general readers will find the dense, jargon-filled prose tough going. However, for those directly involved in the practice or teaching of law, this work makes a substantial contribution to understanding current trends in the field. No index. ~--Mary Banas