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Legal Intellectuals in Conversation: Reflections on the Construction of Contemporary American Legal Theory
Author(s): James R. Hackney (Author)
- Publisher: NYU Press
- Publication Date: August 3, 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 255 pages
- ISBN-10: 0814737072
- ISBN-13: 9780814737071
Book Description
In this unique volume, James Hackney invites readers to
enter the minds of 10 legal experts that in the late 20th century changed the
way we understand and use theory in law today. True to the title of the book,
Hackney spent hours in conversation with legal intellectuals, interviewing them
about their early lives as thinkers and scholars, their contributions to
American legal theory, and their thoughts regarding some fundamental
theoretical questions in legal academe, particularly the law/politics debate. Legal
Intellectuals in Conversation is a veritable “Who’s
Who” of legal thought, presented in a sophisticated yet
intimate manner.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“With a collection of interviews featuring some of the nation’s most important and incisive legal scholars, Professor Hackney’s book offers new insight into some of the most important debates in legal theory.” — Richard T. Ford,George E. Osborne Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
“James Hackneys Legal Intellectuals in Conversation makes intellectual history come alive. His incisive and well-informed questions produce responses that illuminate his subjects core intellectual and political commitments.Hackney humanizes key ideas in legal theory by placing them in the context of individual biography, historical events, and the sometimes fraught social relationships in the legal academy.” — David M. Driesen,Syracuse University School of Law
“Legal Intellectuals is an informative book that should appeal to anyone interested in late twentieth century legal theory.” ―
Law and History Review