Description
In a period of paradigmatic transition, Toward a New Legal Common Sense aims to devolve to law its emancipatory potential.
About the Author
Boaventura de Sousa Santos has written and published widely in Portuguese, Spanish, English, Italian, French, German, Chinese, Danish, Romanian and Polish. His current research interests are epistemology, sociology of law, post-colonial theory, democracy, interculturality, globalization, social movements and human rights. Recent publications include The End of the Cognitive Empire: The Coming of Age of Epistemologies of the South (2018).
Reviews
'The 1985 edition of this book was a pioneering work on globalisation and law; it inspired some, and stimulated or challenged many others. The second version (2003) involved substantial revision and was less optimistic; this new edition reflects many changes in the world and the author's agonised reactions to them. As before, it is bold, incisive and imaginative. It revisits his classic works on Pasagarda, Recife and mental mapping and adds new analyses of pluralism, court reform, epistemologies of the south and an agonised commentary on recent global trends and crises. Tempered by twenty more years of social activism, mainly in Latin America, the author's essential vision survives intact. This is essential reading for anyone interested in law from a global perspective.' William Twining, Emeritus Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London
Book Information
ISBN 9781316610459
Author Boaventura de Sousa Santos
Format Paperback
Page Count 600
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 980g
Dimensions(mm) 150mm * 230mm * 40mm