The Rise and Fall of Critical Legal Studies

Law, Politics, Culture

James Gilchrist Stewart

$195

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Edinburgh University Press
08 October 2024

Literature: history & criticism; Philosophy; Legal history

Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Law, Literature and the Humanities

A wide-ranging intellectual history of the Critical Legal Studies Movement, drawing from personal accounts, academic works, and the media. The Rise and Fall of Critical Legal Studies unpacks Critical Legal Studies (CLS) to address what CLS was, how it came about, and what its legacy means for contemporary legal theories.

Taking a CLS approach to CLS, a range of legal, literary, filmic, and philosophical lenses are applied to key theorists and their works, with a specific focus on Duncan Kennedy. Through this analysis, a dominant type of CLS is untangled, and in true Crit form, repeatedly questioned from different perspectives to see what it achieved.

The Rise and Fall of Critical Legal Studies argues that CLS haunts the legal landscape, constricting emerging critiques of law. While the personal hierarchies of the Movement's founders ensured CLS was also limited.

By: James Gilchrist Stewart
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 449g
ISBN: 9781399515313
ISBN 10: 1399515314
Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Law, Literature and the Humanities
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 08 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Gilchrist Stewart is a Senior Lecturer in Law at RMIT University

Reviews for The Rise and Fall of Critical Legal Studies: Law, Politics, Culture

In recent years, the history of the critical legal studies movement has become more rather than less important. In his stylish reconstruction, James Gilchrist Stewart shows that the death of such initiatives is never uncomplicated--in part because they can haunt the landscape from beyond the grave.--Samuel Moyn, Yale Law School