The chosen republic (law, authority and culture)

Author: (American) Friedman, translated by Gao Hongjun and others
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Publishing Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book is a major work by the renowned American legal scholar Lawrence M. Friedman. The author systematically and deeply describes the contemporary American legal culture from the perspective of legal sociology, discusses various problems existing in the contemporary Western legal culture, examines the social background and ideological foundations of the formation and development of modern Western legal culture, explains different understandings and debates about this legal culture, and points out the current state and future trends of contemporary American legal culture. The author has a keen insight, particularly focusing on the law in everyday life; he is imaginative, adept at observing the subtle details in legal phenomena, and his arguments are well-founded and full of originality. This book is both accessible and easy to understand, with fluent language, making it an important work for a comprehensive and systematic understanding of Western legal culture. It is suitable for students and faculty of universities and colleges, researchers of research institutions, as well as legal practitioners. It is also suitable for general readers interested in law, especially legal theory, legal sociology, foreign law, and comparative law.