The Oldest Social Science: Configurations of Law and Modernity

by Tim Murphy

This book takes a critical look at some of the underlying assumptions which shape our current understanding of the role and purpose of law and society. Arguing that the relationship between law and society must be reconceived in a different way in the era of economics, sociology and statistics, Murphy contends that the traditional vision of the role of law, rooted in a complex set of hierarchical assumptions, is no longer adequate.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019826559X
• ISBN13: 9780198265597
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"