Description: A major statement from one of the foremost legal theorists of our time, this book offers both a penetrating look into the political nature of legal decision-making, and a sustained attempt at integrating the American approach to law with the Continental tradition in social theory, philosophy, and psychology. At the center of this work is the question of how politics affects judicial activity -- and how, in turn, lawmaking by judges affects American politics.Duncan Kennedy puts forward an original and remarkably lucid theory of adjudication. This book will be essential to any balanced picture of the legal, political, and cultural life of our nation.

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