Description
| Product ID: | 9780199584345 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Textbook on |
| Title: | McCoubrey & White's Textbook on Jurisprudence |
| Authors: | Author: Emmanuel Melissaris, James Penner |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | Social theory, Social theory, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Law and society, sociology of law, Jurisprudence & philosophy of law, Law & society |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Logically organized to support the topics commonly taught on jurisprudence and legal theory courses, this text provides an easy-to-follow and digestible account of this wide-ranging subject, making it the ideal companion text for further reading and research throughout your course. Fully updated and revised by James Penner and Emmanuel Melissaris, McCoubrey & White''s Textbook on Jurisprudence clearly breaks down the complexities of this often daunting yet fascinating subject. Sophisticated ideas are explained concisely and with clarity, ensuring the reader is aware of the subtleties of the subject yet not overwhelmed. With chapters dedicated to both key concepts and leading theorists, this text takes a wide-ranging look at jurisprudence and places central ideas in context. In particular this text centres around one of the leading theorists, H.L.A Hart, and considers the landscape of jurisprudence in relation to his seminal The Concept of Law, looking at the key ideas which influenced him and considering the response to his work. Coverage of post-modern and feminist legal theory is also included, alongside discussion of key theorists such as Hobbes, Kant, and Rawls.Logically organised to support the topics commonly taught on jurisprudence and legal theory courses, this text provides an easy-to-follow and digestible account of this wide-ranging subject, making it the ideal companion text for further reading and research throughout your course. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2012-08-30 |
