Law as a Eurocentric Enterprise

Overview

A critical analysis of the relationship between Western legal traditions and racial power.

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Type

Journal article

Author

Kenneth B. Nunn

Published in

Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice

Volume

15

Issue

2

Pages

323–372

Year

1997

Citation

Nunn, Kenneth B. “Law as a Eurocentric Enterprise.” Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice 15, no. 2 (1997): 323–372.

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Law as a Eurocentric EnterpriseKenneth B. NunnLaw and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 323–372

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Listed in the bibliography for Collections › In Class with Carr › Ep. 344.

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