This edited collection provides the first accessible introduction to Law and Humanities. Each chapter explores the nature, development and possible further trajectory of a disciplinary 'law and' field. Each chapter is written by an expert in the respective field and addresses how the two disciplines of law and the other respective field operate. This edited work, therefore, fulfils a real and pressing need to provide an accessible, introductory but critical guide to law and humanities as a whole by exploring how each disciplinary 'law and' field has developed, contributes to further scrutinizing the content and role of law, and how it can contribute and be enriched by being understood within the law and humanities tradition as a whole.

The only edited collection that provides the first accessible, introductory but critical guide to law and humanities;explores law and humanities field by field; and represents a major work in the development of law and humanities as well as interdisciplinary legal studies generally.

About the Author

Daniel Newman is Reader in Law at Cardiff University. His research focuses on access to justice.

Russell Sandberg is Professor of Law at Cardiff University. His research interrogates the interaction between law and humanities, with particular reference to law and religion and legal history.

Reviews

Law and Humanities offers a broad overview of the connections between humanities topics and the legal system, including theology, popular music, television, comic books, and archaeology, among other subjects. - CHOICE

This edited work ... fulfils a real and pressing need to provide an accessible, introductory but critical guide to law and humanities as a whole by exploring how each disciplinary 'law and' field has developed, contributes to further scrutinizing the content and role of law, and how it can contribute and be enriched by being understood within the law and humanities tradition as a whole. -- Midwest

'Law and Humanities names a vast and important area of inquiry that covers many academic disciplines and methodologies. Russell Sandberg and Daniel Newman have done a real service to the field by producing a comprehensive and accessible introduction. They have assembled a distinguished group of contributors and a wonderful collection of essays. I recommend this book highly.' - Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence & Political Science, Amherst College

'Law and Humanities provides a thorough and thoughtful overview of the study of "law and". Each chapter fills in the blank with a different discipline, thereby introducing readers to the rich array of fields tended by scholars and the techniques they use to cultivate legal insights in unusual terrain. In the end, as the book shows, when the borders between them are suspended, both law and the humanities are transformed.' - Jennifer L. Culbert, Associate Professor, Political Science, Johns Hopkins University

Book Information
ISBN 9781839990366
Author Russell Sandberg
Format Hardback
Page Count 252
Imprint Anthem Press
Publisher Anthem Press
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm * 17mm