Law and Community in Three American Towns

by David M. Engel, Carol J. Greenhouse, Barbara Yngvesson

Book Overview

Many commentators on the contemporary United States believe that current rates of litigation are a sign of decay in the nation's social fabric. Law and Community in Three American Towns explores how ordinary people in three towns--located in New England, the Midwest, and the South--view the law, courts, litigants, and social order. Carol J. Greenhouse, Barbara Yngvesson, and David M. Engel analyze attitudes toward law and law users as a way of commentating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801481694
• ISBN13: 9780801481697
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Very interesting

This was a very interesting piece. The author shines light on things that you've always wondered about but could never really figure out. Good read.