
The Sociology of Law offers a distinctive view of contemporary law in Western societies and provides a clear analytical framework for the study of the diverse literature relating to its field. This new edition has been enlarged and re-written to take account of recent theoretical...

This work offers a lengthy, systematic introduction to the sociology of law for both law and social sciences students. It surveys the field, offers syntheses and comparisons, and points out the relative strengths and weaknesses of competing analyses.