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| Title | : | The Behavior of Law |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.61 (948 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0121026523 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 175 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
C. Horner said Great Read for the Curious at Heart. Donald Black's The Behavior of Law is not for the faint of heart. Mr. Black, a professor of sociology at Yale University, first published his mini-textbook some Great Read for the Curious at Heart C. Horner Donald Black's The Behavior of Law is not for the faint of heart. Mr. Black, a professor of sociology at Yale University, first published his mini-textbook some 40 years ago, yet it remains a staple in law classrooms. The book's inviting purple cover and thin spine beckon many a weary college student to flip through its crisp white pages and read what they/we believe will be an "easy-read" due to its size. However, don't let him fool you - the pages are full of well-researched and fascinating ideas that can make one's head spin. Yet it is still intriguing all the same - I for one can say I thoroughl. 0 years ago, yet it remains a staple in law classrooms. The book's inviting purple cover and thin spine beckon many a weary college student to flip through its crisp white pages and read what they/we believe will be an "easy-read" due to its size. However, don't let him fool you - the pages are full of well-researched and fascinating ideas that can make one's head spin. Yet it is still intriguing all the same - I for one can say I thoroughl. "Dense, but interesting investigation into the behavior of law" according to K. Curlett. Donald Black's investigation into the behavior of law presents readers with a thorough examination of the characteristics of law, framed within the greater context of society. His meticulously constructed language, well defined parameters, and simple italicized phrases make this book a slow, but educational read. His scientific writing style forces readers to pay attention to every last word. This dense language achieves a high level of efficiency that allows Black to pack his complicated set of propositions into only 1Dense, but interesting investigation into the behavior of law Donald Black's investigation into the behavior of law presents readers with a thorough examination of the characteristics of law, framed within the greater context of society. His meticulously constructed language, well defined parameters, and simple italicized phrases make this book a slow, but educational read. His scientific writing style forces readers to pay attention to every last word. This dense language achieves a high level of efficiency that allows Black to pack his complicated set of propositions into only 137 pages of text.The format of the book is easy enough to follow; Black lays down. 7 pages of text.The format of the book is easy enough to follow; Black lays down. "The law - its behavior through history and across the world" according to Pasi K.. Black explains us how law - that supreme controller of our behavior - itself behaves (or variates) through history and across the world! Actually he is only telling us some of the basic findings of the sociology of justice, but his crisp and courageously reductive way to present his generalizations is really stimulating. The behavioral space of law (so to speak) - from pure anarchy to an all-pervading rule of law - is structured with few central variables (stratification, culture, other forms of social control) Simple conceptualization is however coupled with short yet interesting, often colorful, e
The purpose of these propositions is to predict and explain this variation, and so to contribute to a scientific theory of law. This book contains a number of propositions about the variation of law across social space. Theory of this kind has practical applications, and also applications to the study of other social life.
High praise from the reviewers:"brillianta major breakthrougha crashing classic."LAURA NADER FROM A PREPUBLICATION REVIEW"Occasionally - perhaps once in a decade - there comes a sociological book that makes a difference because it reports that a new set of important facts has been creatively assembled These volumes become classics. CRESSEY IN SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH"This book has already been hailed as the most important contribution ever made to the sociology of law. The Behavior of Law is one of them."DONALD R. SHERMAN IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY . It is that and more."LAWRENCE W
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