An introduction to the sociology of law / Nicholas S. Timasheff ; with a new introduction by A. Javier Trevino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Timasheff, Nicholas S. (Nicholas Sergeyevitch), 1886-1970., author.

Series:

Law and society series.

Law & society series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociological jurisprudence.

Law--Philosophy.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages).

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, 2002.

Summary:

The exiled Russian sociologist and legal scholar Nicholas S. Timasheff's place in the forefront of the sociology of law was established with the publication, in 1939, of An Introduction to the Sociology of Law. His magnum opus articulates a systematic legal sociology. The book's title is misleading, giving the false impression that the volume is merely a textbook intended for classroom use. It is much more than this. An Introduction to the Sociology of Law is a sophisticated treatise that explains, precisely and methodically, the law as a social force. It makes two fundamental points: law can, indeed must, be studied by sociology, and law is a combination of socio-ethical and imperative coordination of human behavior.

Contents:

part, I Sociology and Law / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter I The Sociological Place of Law / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter II The Place of the Sociology of Law in Science / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter III The Historical Development of the Sociology of Law / Nicholas S. Timasheff

part, II Ethics / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter IV The Ethical Group-Conviction / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter V Socio-Ethical Equilibrium / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter VI Changes in Ethics / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter VII Differentiation of Ethics / Nicholas S. Timasheff

part, III Power / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter VIII Power Equilibrium / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter IX Differentiation and Integration of Power / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter X Changes in Power / Nicholas S. Timasheff

part, IV Law / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter XI Legal Equilibrium / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter XII Changes in Law / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter XIII Differentiation and Integration of Law / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter XIV The Integration of Law in Culture / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter XV Legal Disequilibrium and Legal Disintegration / Nicholas S. Timasheff

chapter XVI The Vindication of Law / Nicholas S. Timasheff.

Notes:

Originally published: Cambridge : Harvard University Committee on Research in the Social Sciences, 1939.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 4, 2017).

ISBN:

1-351-53188-3

1-351-53187-5

1-315-08236-5

OCLC:

1004354887