Law and Geography
Current Legal Issues 2002
Volume 5
ISBN13: 9780199260744ISBN10: 0199260745
Hardback,
624 pages
Apr 2003,
In Stock
Price:
$335.00 (06)See more from the series
Description
This book explores the relationship between law and geography, particularly in relation to globalisation - of law, commerce, environmental change and society - which renders relations between the local and the global more significant. The book is structured according to conceptual frames - boundaries, land, property, nature, identity (persons, peoples and places), culture and time, and knowledge.Features
- Explores the relationship between law and geography
- Diverse contributions in terms of subject matter and methodology
- Responds to globalization by examining the legal importance of scale, territory, identity and sense of place.
Reviews
"The two editors are to be congratulated on their collaborative venture.A wealth of original research and ideas. This essay presents an excellent overview of conceptual links between law, geography and society. This volume without doubt represents the most comprehensive collection assembled to date of material linking law and geography."
International Journal of Law in Context Vol. 12
About the Author(s)
Edited by Jane Holder, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law , and Carolyn Harrison, Professor of Geography, Both at University College London
