{"product_id":"the-making-of-law-9780745639857","title":"The Making of Law","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruno Latour is one of the leading sociologists in the world today. The author was give unparalleled access to this closed and hugely important institution of the French state, the Conseil d'Etat, and was able to carry out an in-depth study of how it works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating ethnography of a highly renowned but usually opaque French institution, and a welcome foray into the anthropology of law.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEASA Journal of Social Anthropology\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"What is legal reasoning? In this lively ethnography, Bruno Latour examines the almost physical work of intertextuality at the Conseil d'Etat, the French supreme court. With his inimitable verve, he shows the fragility and flexibility that secures the force of law.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Stark, Columbia University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"What if our most subtle observer-theorist of socially constructed knowledge were given total access to a secret, powerful legal institution? The answer to this fantasy of legal scholars is The Making of Law, Bruno Latour's brilliant account of his philosophical fieldwork inside the French council of state. What he finds - the alchemical refinement of legal issues to the point of a purportedly pure legality - will be fascinating for lawyers, comparativists, anthropologists, political scientists, and anyone who cares about how law is made.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoah Feldman, Harvard Law School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"A completely compelling account of the workings of French administrative law - surely never so closely observed as here - that joins with reflections on scientific authority to initiate comparative anthropology 'all over again'. And we do not have to ask where 'society' is: The Making of Law brilliantly exemplifies the making of society.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilyn Strathern, University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the English edition vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 In the shadow of Bonaparte 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 How to make a file ripe for use 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A body in a palace 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The passage of law 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Scientific objects and legal objectivity 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Talking of law? 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of technical terms 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 291\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865704739159,"sku":"9780745639857","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745639857.jpg?v=1722275189","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-making-of-law-9780745639857","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}