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Author Boucock, Cary.

Title In the grip of freedom : law and modernity in Max Weber / Cary Boucock
Published Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©2000

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 230 pages)
Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Law and Modernity in Max Weber -- Chapter One. The 'Specific and Peculiar Rationalism of Western Culture' -- Chapter Two: The 'Specific and Peculiar Rationalism' of Modern Authority: The Problematic Relation between Modern Freedom and Domination -- Chapter Three: The Developmental History of Modern Law -- Chapter Four: The 'Dynamic' of Legal Rationalization: An Interpretation of Recent Trends in Legal Development -- Chapter Five: The Constitutionalization of Individual Rights in Canada: A Case Study in the 'Dynamic' of Legal Rationalization -- Chapter Six: The Limits of Formal Legal Rationality: An Interpretation of Weber's Theory of Modern Politics -- Conclusion: In the Grip of Freedom -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Legal Cases -- Index
Summary Examining the relationship between Weber's Sociology of Law and his interpretation of the structure and meaning of modern society, Boucock looks at Weber's thought in the context of developments in Canada since 1982
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Weber, Max, 1864-1920 -- Contributions in sociological jurisprudence
SUBJECT Weber, Max, 1864-1920 fast
Subject Sociological jurisprudence.
Civil rights -- Canada
LAW -- Essays.
LAW -- General Practice.
LAW -- Jurisprudence.
LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW -- Practical Guides.
LAW -- Reference.
PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
Civil rights
Sociological jurisprudence
Canada
Genre/Form Electronic books
e-books.
Livres numériques.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442676077
1442676078