The Asian Law and Society Reader

First reader to feature key law and society research and debates in nearly all Asian countries.

Lynette J. Chua (Author), David M. Engel (Author), Sida Liu (Author)

9781108818995, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 9 March 2023

450 pages
22.7 x 15.1 x 2.4 cm, 0.63 kg

'Grounded in rich empirical research, this volume extends the epistemological and methodological imagination of law and society. Intellectual conversations between empirical essays and insightful commentary reveal intellectual journeys of scholars and the field itself, achieving both a bird's-eye view of the field and insights into the lives of ordinary people as they negotiate socio-legal realities on the ground.' Yukiko Koga, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Yale University

The first reader on Asian law and society scholarship, this book features reading selections from a wide range of Asian countries – East, South, Southeast and Central Asia – along with original commentaries by the three editors on the theoretical debates and research methods pertinent to the discipline. Organized by themes and topical areas, the reader enables scholars and students to break out of country-specific silos to make theoretical connections across national borders. It meets a growing demand for law and society materials in institutions and universities in Asia and around the world. It is written at a level accessible to advanced undergraduate students and graduate students as well as experienced researchers, and serves as a valuable teaching tool for courses focused on Asian law and society in law schools, area studies, history, religion, and social science fields such as sociology, anthropology, politics, government, and criminal justice.

Introduction
1. Religion
2. Pluralism
3. Disputing
4. Legal consciousness
5. Legal mobilization
6. Legal professions
7. Courts
8. Crime and justice
9. Practicing law and society scholarship in Asia.

Subject Areas: Criminology: legal aspects [LAR], Law & society [LAQ], Comparative law [LAM], Political ideologies [JPF], Religion: general [HRA]