Corruption and the Secret of Law : A Legal Anthropological Perspective.

By: Anders, GerhardContributor(s): Nuijten, Monique | Sarat, Professor Austin DMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Law, Justice and Power SerPublisher: Abingdon : Routledge, 2008Copyright date: ©2009Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (235 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780754685043Subject(s): Corruption -- Cross-cultural studies | Corruption | Culture and law | Law and anthropologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Corruption and the Secret of Law : A Legal Anthropological PerspectiveDDC classification: 364.1/323 LOC classification: HV6301 -- .P67 2007ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Corruption and the Secret of Law: An Introduction -- SYSTEMATIC CORRUPTION AND BUREAUCRATIC ITINERARIES -- 2 Hidden Acts, Open Talks. How Anthropology Can "Observe" and Describe Corruption -- 3 Deep Corruption in Indonesia: Discourses, Practices, Histories -- THE INDETERMINACY OF THE LAW AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION -- 4 Corruption Judgments in Pre-war Japan: Locating the Influence of Tradition, Morality, and Trust on Criminal Justice -- 5 Corrupted Files: Cross-fading Defense Strategies of a Vesuvian Lawyer -- CORRUPTION ACCUSATIONS AND POLITICAL IMAGINARIES -- 6 Corruption Narratives and the Power of Concealment: The Case of Burundi's Civil War -- 7 The Orchestration of Corruption and Excess Enjoyment in Western Mexico -- STATE OFFICIALS IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE -- 8 Corruption or Social Capital? Tact and the Performance of Guanxi in Market Socialist China -- 9 Corruption in the US Borderlands with Mexico: The "Purity" of Society and the "Perversity" of Borders -- Index.
Summary: Presenting a critical anthropological perspective on the hidden continuities between corruption and law, this volume draws on studies from different parts of the world and provides a valuable resource for students, researchers and policy-makers.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Corruption and the Secret of Law: An Introduction -- SYSTEMATIC CORRUPTION AND BUREAUCRATIC ITINERARIES -- 2 Hidden Acts, Open Talks. How Anthropology Can "Observe" and Describe Corruption -- 3 Deep Corruption in Indonesia: Discourses, Practices, Histories -- THE INDETERMINACY OF THE LAW AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION -- 4 Corruption Judgments in Pre-war Japan: Locating the Influence of Tradition, Morality, and Trust on Criminal Justice -- 5 Corrupted Files: Cross-fading Defense Strategies of a Vesuvian Lawyer -- CORRUPTION ACCUSATIONS AND POLITICAL IMAGINARIES -- 6 Corruption Narratives and the Power of Concealment: The Case of Burundi's Civil War -- 7 The Orchestration of Corruption and Excess Enjoyment in Western Mexico -- STATE OFFICIALS IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE -- 8 Corruption or Social Capital? Tact and the Performance of Guanxi in Market Socialist China -- 9 Corruption in the US Borderlands with Mexico: The "Purity" of Society and the "Perversity" of Borders -- Index.

Presenting a critical anthropological perspective on the hidden continuities between corruption and law, this volume draws on studies from different parts of the world and provides a valuable resource for students, researchers and policy-makers.

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