Legal pluralism explained : history, theory, consequences / Brian Z. Tamanaha.

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.

1 online resource (232 pages).

Oxford scholarship online.

Placing legal pluralism in historical context, this book describes the origins of legal pluralism in postcolonial countries and its implications today. It identifies manifestations of legal pluralism within Western societies, discusses contemporary transnational legal pluralism, identifies problems with current theoretical accounts of legal pluralism, and articulates an approach to legal pluralism that is useful for social scientists, theorists, and law and development scholars and practitioners.

Also issued in print: 2021.
Placing legal pluralism in historical context, this book describes the origins of legal pluralism in postcolonial countries and its implications today. It identifies manifestations of legal pluralism within Western societies, discusses contemporary transnational legal pluralism, identifies problems with current theoretical accounts of legal pluralism, and articulates an approach to legal pluralism that is useful for social scientists, theorists, and law and development scholars and practitioners.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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9780190861599 (ebook)

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