Law, culture, and ritual [electronic resource] : disputing systems in cross-cultural context / Oscar G. Chase ; foreword by Jerome S. Bruner.

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Chase, Oscar G

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ebrary, Inc

Publication details: New York : New York University Press, c2005.Description: xv, 207 pISBN:

0814716512 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Electronic books.

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303.6/9 22

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K2390 .C48 2005eb

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Contents:

The lessons of the Azande -- "Modern" dispute-ways -- American "exceptionalism" in civil litigation -- The discretionary power of the judge in cultural context -- The rise of ADR in cultural context -- The role of ritual -- How disputing influences culture.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-196) and index.

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