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Law and the epistemologies of the South / Boaventura de Sousa Santos.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Santos, Boaventura de Sousa, author.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in law and society.
- Cambridge studies in law and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Developing countries--Philosophy.
- Law.
- Jurisprudence--Developing countries.
- Jurisprudence.
- Knowledge, Theory of--Developing countries.
- Knowledge, Theory of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 788 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- Exploring the historical experience of the Global South, Boaventura de Sousa Santos argues that state law excludes populations and peoples by deeming them invisible, irrelevant, or dangerous. Demonstrating the suffering caused by capitalism, colonialism, and patriarchy, he pursues real legal utopias by proposing realistic yet hopeful alternatives.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2023.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on August 22, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 9781009353564
- 100935356X
- 9781316662441
- 1316662446
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