Law and Catastrophe

Law and Catastrophe
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Publisher : Amherst Series in Law, Jurispr
Total Pages : 165
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Download or read book Law and Catastrophe written by Austin Sarat and published by Amherst Series in Law, Jurispr. This book was released on 2007-06-18 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Law and Catastrophe sketches contours of a relatively fresh--yet crucial--terrain of inquiry. It begins the work of developing a jurisprudence of catastrophe.


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