Law culture and ritual disputing systems in cross cultural context First Edition by Oscar G Chase ISBN 0814716792 9780814716793

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ISBN 10: 0814716792

ISBN 13: 9780814716793 

Author: Oscar G. Chase

“Oscar G. Chase studies the American legal system in the manner of an anthropologist. By comparing American ‘dispute ways’ with those of other systems, including some commonly believed to be more ‘primitive, ‘ he finds interesting similarities that challenge the premise that we live in a society regulated by a rational and just ‘rule of law.'” –New York Law Journal”A witty and engaging endeavor. . . . A good contribution to our professional knowledge, and it is a must reading.” –Law and Politics Book Review”After reading Law, Culture, and Ritual, no one could ever again think that our legal proceedings are nothing more than an efficient method of discovering truth and applying law. Oscar Chase effectively uses a comparative approach to help us to step back from our legal practices and see just how steeped in myths, rituals and traditions they are. Scholars will want to read this book for its contribution to comparative law, but everyone interested in American culture should read this book. Chase shows us that there is no separating law from culture: each informs and maintains the other. Law, Culture, and Ritual is a major step forward in the rapidly expanding field of the cultural study of law.” –Paul Kahn, author of The Cultural Study of Law: Reconstructing Legal Scholarship”Having allowed ourselves to be convinced (wrongly) that we are the most litigious people in the world, Americans have become obsessed with finding (quick) cures. Oscar Chase’s book sounds a salutary warning. By presenting striking comparative examples that shatter our parochialism, he forces us to examine the cultural roots of dispute processes.” –Richard Abel, Connell Professor of Law, UCLA LawSchoolDisputing systems are products of the societies in which they operate – they originate and mutate in respons

Table of contents:

Introduction
The Lesson of the Azande
Modern DisputeWays
American Exceptionalism in Civil Litigation
The Discretionary Power
The Rise of ADR in Cultural Context
The Role of Ritual
How Disputing Influences Culture
Conclusion

Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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