Laws of the Postcolonial by Eve Darian-Smith (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Laws of the Postcolonial by Eve Darian-Smith, Peter Fitzpatrick Essays reveal the central part played by law in constituting the West as the antithesis of various others FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Although postcolonialism is now the main mode in which the Wests relation to the "other" is critically explored, and although law has been at the forefront of that very relation, a thorough engagement between law and postcolonialism has not been pursued, in part because this would drastically disrupt not just the persistent orthodoxy of law and development but also the newly settled consensus around legal globalization and international human rights discourse. These essays break new ground in using the ideas of postcolonialism in a critical analysis of the current consensus on the international influence of Western law and on Western ideas of law in general.In perceptions of Western law there is an enduring disparity between laws pervasive power and its fragility. Many of these essays provide graphic accounts of laws tremendous shaping power in that massive occidental movement which settled and unsettled the globe. These accounts point to the Wests encompassing and transforming of other peoples and other legal systems in ways which constitute and confirm the West in its own self-creation. Other essays deal with situations "within" the West which show how its identity is created, sustained, and also challenged in a constant reference to those contrary "others" which a powerful law has shaped and transformed. This challenge comes not least from the resistance of those "others" --resistances that profoundly disrupt the West and its law, revealing them as fractured at the seemingly confident core of their own self-constitution.Contributors include Antony Anghie, Rolando Gaete, Alan Norrie, Dianne Otto, Paul Passavant, Jeannine Perdy, Colin Perrin, Annelise Riles, Roshan de Silva, and John Strawson, in addition to the editors. Eve Darian-Smith is Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara. Peter Fitzpatrick is Professor of Law, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. Author Biography Eve Darian-Smith is Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara.Peter Fitzpatrick is Professor of Law, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. Review ". . . a provocative and important collection, well worth sampling even for those who believe postcolonial theory holds little relevance for their scholarship." —Lisa A. Kloppenberg, University of Oregon School of Law, Law and Politics Book Review, May 2000 * Law and Politics Book Review *". . . a strong and demanding collection of essays that sift the connections of law and postcolonial theory. . . . [T]is is a valuable collect. It will continually reward the careful reader." —Douglas C. Harris, LGD: Law, Social Justice & Global Development, 2000: Volume 1 * LGD: Law, Social Justice & Global Development * Review Quote ". . . a strong and demanding collection of essays that sift the connections of law and postcolonial theory. . . . [T]is is a valuable collect. It will continually reward the careful reader." --Douglas C. Harris, LGD: Law, Social Justice & Global Development , 2000: Volume 1 Details ISBN0472109561 Short Title LAWS OF THE POSTCOLONIAL Language English ISBN-10 0472109561 ISBN-13 9780472109562 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1999 Pages 320 Imprint The University of Michigan Press Place of Publication Ann Arbor Country of Publication United States Edited by Peter Fitzpatrick Birth 1941 DOI 10.1604/9780472109562;3998/mpub.14470;3998/mpub.14470 AU Release Date 1999-05-17 NZ Release Date 1999-05-17 UK Release Date 1999-05-31 Author Peter Fitzpatrick Publisher The University of Michigan Press DEWEY 340.115 Audience Professional & Vocational Series Law, Meaning, and Violence Publication Date 1999-05-17 Illustrations 3 figures US Release Date 1999-05-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161939851;

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