Ethnography and Law

Download or read book Ethnography and Law written by Eve Darian-Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethnographies of law are historically associated with anthropology and the study of far-away places and people. In contrast, this volume underscores the importance of ethnographic research in analyzing law in all societies, particularly complex developed nations. By exploring recent ethnographic research by socio-legal scholars across a range of disciplines, the volume highlights how an ethnographic approach helps in appreciating the realities of legal pluralism, the subtle contradictions in any legal system and how legal meaning is constantly reproduced on the ground through the cultural frames and practices of peoples' everyday lives.