Law, Anthropology, and the Constitution of the Social: Making Persons and Things (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521831789)

The product of a collaboration between leading theorists in law and anthropology, this book develops an innovative analysis of legal practices. Specifically, it focuses on how law constructs persons and things, and develops new approaches to the question of ownership. These approaches are of particular value in understanding the cultural impact of biotechnology. At the same time, they illuminate the history of Western law, and develop thought-provoking comparisons between Western law and Islamic law.

Author: Alain Pottage
ISBN-10: 0521831784
ISBN-13: 9780521831789
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/24/2004
Pages: 324
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2005 pg. 1063