Fictions, Lies, and the Authority of Law

by Steven D Smith and Steven D. Smith

Fictions, Lies, and the Authority of Law discusses legal, political, and cultural difficulties that arise from the crisis of authority in the modern world.

Is there any connection linking some of the maladies of modern life--"cancel culture," the climate of mendacity in public and academic life, fierce conflicts over the Constitution, disputes over presidential authority? Fictions, Lies, and the Authority of Law argues...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026820120X
• ISBN13: 9780268201203
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"