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What do Catharine MacKinnon, the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education, and Lani Guinier have in common? All have, in recent years, become flashpoints for different approaches to legal reform. In the last quarter century, the study and practice of law have been profoundly influenced by a number of powerful new movements; academics and activists alike are rethinking the interaction between law and society, focusing more on the tangible effects of law on human lives than on its procedural elements.
In this wide-ranging and comprehensive volume, Gary Minda surveys the current state of legal scholarship and activism, providing an indispensable guide to the evolution of law in America.

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• Acknowledgments(p. ix)
• Preface(p. xi)
• Introduction(p. 1)
• Part 1 Modern Jurisprudence, 1871-1980
• 1. Origins of Modern Jurisprudence(p. 13)
• 2. Modern Conceptual Jurisprudence(p. 24)
• 3. Modern Normative Jurisprudence(p. 44)
• 4. Decline of Modern Jurisprudential Studies(p. 62)
• Part 2 Jurisprudential Movements of the 1980s
• 5. Law and Economics(p. 83)
• 6. Critical Legal Studies(p. 106)
• 7. Feminist Legal Theory(p. 128)
• 8. Law and Literature(p. 149)
• 9. Critical Race Theory(p. 167)
• Part 3 Postmodern Jurisprudence, 1990s and Beyond
• 10. Jurisprudence in Transition(p. 189)
• 11. Reaction of Modern Legal Scholars(p. 208)
• 12. Postmodern Jurisprudence(p. 224)
• Conclusion: Jurisprudence at Century's End(p. 247)
• Notes(p. 259)
• Index(p. 343)

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In this ambitious work, Minda (Brooklyn Law School) highlights the evolution in American law ignited by the legal movements that emerged from the greater cultural transformation known as postmodernism. The context for study is set by part 1's examination of the origins, characteristics, and decline of modern jurisprudence. In part 2, each chapter is devoted to elucidating a particular postmodern theory: law and economics, critical legal studies, feminist legal theory, literature and law, and critical race theory. Minda's rendering is itself postmodern. In weaving together the voices of both advocates and critics, he presents a coherent narrative while also preserving the multidimensional texture of postmodern discourse. In part 3, what emerges is a sense of how the skepticism, diversity, fragmentation, and activism of these movements serve simultaneously to undermine as well as enrich legal theory and practice. This struggle is ongoing, and Minda's book serves as a unique guide for those in law and academia who are experiencing these shifts in legal culture. Highly recommended for law libraries and upper-division collections. S. Behuniak Le Moyne College

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Gary Minda is Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School.