{"product_id":"17141-sociology-of-law","title":"Sociology of Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Indra Deva\u003cbr\u003eEditor(s): Indra Deva\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2005\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 376\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 978-0-19-567236-7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSociology and law share a close and symbiotic relationship.  Sociology deals with the study of social interaction, values, norms, and attitudes.  These form the very basis of law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile relatively under-researched within the discipline, sociology of law nevertheless constitutes a highly vibrant field.  It commits to link the study of law with core sociological issues as stability, order, disorder, religion, identity, and social change.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is a collection of 21 essays analyzing the relationship between legal and social systems in India.  The book is divided into six parts which engage with various aspects of the legal system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first deals with its functioning under the British as well as Independent India which also includes tribal criminal justice.  The development and social organization of the legal profession is analyzed next.  The next two sections deal with the association of law with two important and often controversial issues: religion and disadvantaged groups.  They address issued ranging from personal law, a uniform civil code, and secularism, to reservations and the empowerment of women.  These are followed by an analysis o the societal role of the judiciary with respect to social action and public interest litigations.  The final part examines law and social change through the ages in India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn examining these diverse issue areas, this first of a kind volume brings together eminent sociologists as also top legal thinkers and jurists.  It will be invaluable to students and scholars of sociology and other allied social sciences; legal historians, socio-legal scholars, political scientists, and activists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFUNCTIONING OF THR LEGAL SYSTEM\u003cbr\u003eColonial Nature of the Indian Legal System\u003cbr\u003eAdministration of Hindu Law by the British\u003cbr\u003eLaw and the People\u003cbr\u003ePatterns of Criminal Justice amongst Some Tribes\u003cbr\u003eLaw as an Instrument of Change in India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE LEGAL PROFESSION\u003cbr\u003eDevelopment of the Legal Profession in India\u003cbr\u003eLegal Profession and Society: A Study of Lawyers and their Clients\u003cbr\u003eSocial Organization at the District Courts: Colleague Relationship among Indian Lawyers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLAW AND RELIGIOUS IDENTITY\u003cbr\u003eReligion, Law and Secularism\u003cbr\u003ePersonal Laws or a Uniform Civil Code?\u003cbr\u003eThe Personal Law Question and Hindu Nationalism\u003cbr\u003eThe Shah Bano Case: Some Political Implications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLAW AND THE DISADVANTAGED GROUPS\u003cbr\u003ePursuing Equality in the Land of Hierarchy\u003cbr\u003eJurisprudential Foundation of Reservation\u003cbr\u003eMandal Revisited\u003cbr\u003eEmpowerment of Women: Legal Strategies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSOCIETAL ROLE OF JUDICIARY\u003cbr\u003eTowards an Indian Jurisprudence of Social Action \u003cbr\u003eand Public Interest Litigation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublic Interest Litigation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE\u003cbr\u003eGrowth of Traditional Legal System:\u003cbr\u003eThe Perspective of Change through the Ages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaw and Social Change in India\u003cbr\u003eConstitutions and Revolutions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Indra Deva \/ Oxford University Press \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40789202567337,"sku":"17141","price":45.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/17141.jpg?v=1625569395","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/products\/17141-sociology-of-law","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}