When Law Goes Pop: The Vanishing Line Between Law and Popular Culture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226752921)

The past few decades have seen the legal system entering American popular culture like never before, from the media blitzes surrounding high-profile trials to the countless television programs in which judges rule on everyday disputes. What, if anything, does this mean for the legal system itself? According to Richard K. Sherwin, it is a dangerous development--one that threatens to turn law into spectacle, undermining public confidence as legal style and logic begin to resemble advertising and public relations.


Author: Richard K. Sherwin
ISBN-10: 0226752925
ISBN-13: 9780226752921
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 04/15/2002
Pages: 332
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.14w x 0.77d