Asian Legal Revivals: Lawyers in the Shadow of Empire

by Bryant G. Garth and Yves Dezalay

Book Overview

More than a decade ago, before globalization became a buzzword, Yves Dezalay and Bryant G. Garth established themselves as leading analysts of how that process has shaped the legal profession. Drawing upon the insights of Pierre Bourdieu, Asian Legal Revivals explores the increasing importance of the positions of the law and lawyers in South and Southeast Asia.

Dezalay and Garth argue that the current situation in many Asian countries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226144631
• ISBN13: 9780226144634
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"