Law in modern society : toward a criticism of social theory PDF
Preview Law in modern society : toward a criticism of social theory
LAW IN MOD ERN SOCIETY LAWIN MODERN SOCIETY Toward a Criticiosfm SociTahle oyr RobertMoa ngabeiUrnag er l(!EI THEF REEP RESS NewY ork lffil THEF REEP RESS 123A0v enuoefth eA mericas NewY orkN,Y 10020 Copyri©g h1t97b6yR obertMoan gabeiUrnag er Allr ighrtse served, includthienr gi gohftr eproduction inw holoer i np art inan y form. THE FREEP RESanSd colopharoen t rademarks ofS imo&n SchusItnecr. FirsFtr ePer esPsa perbEadcikt i1o9n7 7 Manufacturiendt hUen itSetdat eosfA merica Paperbopurnidn tniunmgb er 10 LibraroyfC ongreCsast alogiinnP gu blicatDiaotna Unger,R obertoMan gabeira. Law in modern society. Includesb ibliographicraelf erenceansd index. 1. Sociologicajlur isprudence. I. Title. Law 34o.1•15 74-27853 ISBN0 -02-932p8b8k.0 -2 NO TE Thisst udbyu iludpso nm yK noewdlgaen Pdo ilti(Fcrsee Pres1s9,7 5T)o.m aket hper esewnotr ki ntelltiogirb elaed ers unfamilwiiartK hn oewdlgaen dP olititiw ca,;sn ,e cessianr y somec asetsor estiadteea dse velopient dh ee arlbioeork . CONTENTS CHAPTER1 .T heP redicamoefSn otc iTahle ory 1 The" burdoefnt hep asti"ns ocitahle ory 1 Socitalh eorayn dp olitpihciallo sophy 3 Theu nitayn dc risoifss o citalh eory 6 Thep robleomfm ethod 8 Thep robleomfs ocioarld er 23 Thep robleomfm odernity 37 Humann atuarned h istory 40 Law 43 CHAPTER2 .L awa ndt heF ormosf S ociety 47 Thep roblem 47 Threceo ncepotfls a w 48 Thee mergenocfbe u reaucratic law 58 Thes eparatoifso tna aten ds ociety 58 Thed isintegroafct oimomnu nity 61 Thed ivisoifol na boarn ds ocihaile rarchy 63 Thet ensiwoint hbiunr eaucrlaatwi c 64 Thee mergenocfea legalo rder 66 Groupp luralism 66 Naturlaalw 76 Libersaolc iye atndh ighlearw 83 VII viiiI Contents TheC hinecsasee a: c ompraatiavnela ysis 86 Theh ypothesis 86 Cusotm and" feudlaismi"ne arlCyh ian 88 Thet arnsrfomaitonp eri:ofr dom customto bureaautcirlca w 96 ConfucianiansdtL se gialsse 105 Limiotfs tChhei necsomep airsotnh:ee xpernicee ofo thecri viliioznast 110 Thes acrleadw s aoncfi enItn d,iI alsama,n d Irsael 110 TheG raceoR-omanv ariant 120 Lawas ar espontsote h ed eclionfoe r edr 127 CHAPTE3R.L awa ndM odernity 134 Thep erspecotfim voed ernaitizno 134 Thec ompairsoonf s ociiee:ts par elimriyn a framework 137 Elements 137 Tribsaolc iy et 140 Libelrs aociety 143 Arisctroatsiocc iety 147 Soicaclha nge 153 Lawa ndE uropeaarins totcirscao ciety 155 Bewteenf eudaliasnmdl ibaelrism 155 Lawi nt heS tiindetsaat 158 Libreaslo cieatnydi tlsa w 166 Consensus 166 Hierarhcy 170 Lawa nd tshatet e I 7 6 Law,b uraeucrya,ac ndl ibaleirs:m Gae rman example 181 Thed instiegtriaoonft hreu loefl awi np osltibaelr society 192 ConteIn tsi x Posdiberal society 192 Thew elfare satnadtt heed eclionfte h er ule �� 1� Thec orporsattaeat ned t hea ttaocnkp ublaincd positliavwe 200 Formality, equity, and solidar2i0t3y Ther etrefraotm legaltihteGy e:r masnt ory continued 216 Beyonldi besroacli ety 220 Thev arieotfim eosd ernity 223 Comparimnogd ersno cieties 223 Traditionsaloicsiteitcy 224 Revolutiosnoacriyas loicsite ty 23 1 Theu nitoyfm odernism 23 4 Lawb eyonmdo dersno ciettwyop: o ssibilitie2s3 8 CHAPTER4 .T heP redicamoefSn otc iTahle ory Revisited 243 Revisistoicnigta hle ory 243 Thep robloemfm ethod 245 Thep robloefms ocioarld er 262 Thep robleomfm odernity 265 Socitahle ormye,t aphysaincdps o,l itics 266 Notes 269 Index 297 1 THE PREDICAMENOTF SOCIAL THEORY THE "BURDENO F THEP AST"I NS OCIALT HEORY1 Iti sa c ommonpltahcaegt r eamte ni mposae b urden upont hosweh oc omeaf tert hemW.h ent herhea s beerne markabalceh ievemienpn otl itaritc,os r,t hougthhte, generattihoafontl lowisni twsa kea,n db enefifrtosm i tm,a y suffethre paralyzinsge nse ntohtahti rnegal liym portant remaitnosb ed oneI.tm ayf eetlh atth em osbtr illoipapnotr tunithiaevsale r eadbye eenx ploraenddt urnteoda dvantage. 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