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Focusing on legal primitivism and its ties to colonialism, the book delves into concepts like blood feuds and polygamy to illustrate the evolution of legal anthropology. It presents an American perspective, highlighting how legal realism utilized anthropology to challenge legal formalism. Ultimately, it reveals the enduring impact of primitive law on contemporary views of indigenous legal systems and the role of law in development, despite its rejection by modern legal thought.
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Lawyers and Savages, Kaius Tuori
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- 2016
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- Title
- Lawyers and Savages
- Subtitle
- Ancient History and Legal Realism in the Making of Legal Anthropology
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Kaius Tuori
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publisher
- 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN13
- 9781138685949
- Description
- Focusing on legal primitivism and its ties to colonialism, the book delves into concepts like blood feuds and polygamy to illustrate the evolution of legal anthropology. It presents an American perspective, highlighting how legal realism utilized anthropology to challenge legal formalism. Ultimately, it reveals the enduring impact of primitive law on contemporary views of indigenous legal systems and the role of law in development, despite its rejection by modern legal thought.