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The Legal Imagination

by James Boyd White
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Overview

White extends his theory of law as constitutive rhetoric, asking how one may criticize the legal culture and the texts within it.

"A fascinating study of the language of the law. . . . This book is to be highly recommended: certainly, for those who find the time to read it, it will broaden the mind, and give lawyers a new insight into their role."β€”New Law Journal

Synopsis

White extends his theory of law as constitutive rhetoric, asking how one may criticize the legal culture and the texts within it.

"A fascinating study of the language of the law. . . . This book is to be highly recommended: certainly, for those who find the time to read it, it will broaden the mind, and give lawyers a new insight into their role."—New Law Journal

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Book Details

Published
December 1, 1985
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pages
302
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780226894935

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