Corruption and the secret of law : a legal anthropological perspective / edited by Monique Nuijten and Gerhard Anders.

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9780754685043
0754685047
1351948350
9781351948357
1351948342
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9780754685044
1281238384
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HV6301 .P67 2007eb

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D914

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Contents:

Corruption and the secret of law : an introduction / Gerhard Anders and Monique Nuijten -- Hidden acts, open talks : how anthropology can "observe" and describe corruption / Giorgio Blundo -- Deep corruption in Indonesia : discourses, practices, histories / Heinzpeter Znoj -- Corruption judgments in prewar Japan : locating the influence of tradition, morality, and trust on criminal justice / Andrew MacNaughton and Kam Bill Wong -- Corrupted files : cross-fading defense strategies of a Vesuvian lawyer / Livia Holden and Giovanni Tortora -- Corruption narratives and the power of concealment : the case of Burundi's civil war / Simon turner -- The orchestration of corruption and excess enjoyment in western Mexico / Pieter de Vries -- Corruption or social capital? : tact and the performance of Guanxi in market socialist China / Alan Smart and Carloyn Hsu -- Corruption in the U.S. borderlands with Mexico : the "purity" of society and the "perversity" of borders / Josiah McC. Heyman and Howard Campbell.

Summary: Presenting a critical anthropological perspective on the hidden continuities between corruption and law, this volume draws on studies from different parts of the world and provides a valuable resource for students, researchers and policy-makers.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Presenting a critical anthropological perspective on the hidden continuities between corruption and law, this volume draws on studies from different parts of the world and provides a valuable resource for students, researchers and policy-makers.