The mythology of modern law / Peter Fitzpatrick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzpatrick, Peter, 1941-

Series:

Sociology of law and crime.

Sociology of law and crime

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociological jurisprudence.

Myth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Mythology of Modern Law is a radical reappraisal of the role of myth in modern society. Peter Fitzpatrick uses the example of law, as an integral category of modern social thought, to challenge the claims of modernity which deny the relevance of myth to modern society.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Series editors' preface; Acknowledgements; MYTH AND THE NEGATION OF LAW; The assumption of law; The evocation of myth; MYTH AND MODERNITY; The myth of myth; The denigration of myth; The perfection of myth; THE MYTHIC FOUNDATION OF MODERN LAW; The Heavenly City; Nature and the deification of law; Nature, race and law; Law and savagery; Law and progress; THE MYTHIC CONSOLIDATION OF MODERN LAW; The perfection of progress; The progression of law; Colonialism and the confirmation of law; The nationality of law; Subject and subjection in law

Progress and order in lawLAW AND MYTHS; Law in the administered world; Administration and the inevitability of law; Popular justice; The limits of law; LAW AS MYTH; The primal scene; The apotheosis of the official; Myth and concept; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-226) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-89050-8

1-134-89051-6

1-280-32774-X

0-203-16212-9

9780203162125

OCLC:

475885891