{"product_id":"9781442661646","title":"Rehumanizing Law: A Theory of Law and Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a popular sense, 'law' connotes the rules of a society, as well as the institutions that make and enforce those rules. Although laws are created and interpreted in legislatures and courtrooms by individuals with very specialized knowledge, the practice and making of law is closely tied to other systems of knowledge. To emphasize this often downplayed connection, \u003cem\u003eRehumanizing Law\u003c\/em\u003e examines the law in relation to narrative, a fundamental mode of human expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandy D. Gordon illustrates the bridge between narrative and law by considering whether literature can prompt legislation. Using Upton Sinclair's \u003cem\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/em\u003e and Rachel Carson's \u003cem\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/em\u003e, Gordon shows that literary works can figure in important regulatory measures. Discussing the rule of law in relation to democracy, he reads Melville's \u003cem\u003eBilly Budd\u003c\/em\u003e and analyzes the O.J. Simpson and Rodney King cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis highly original and creative study reconnects the law to its narrative roots by showing how and why stories become laws.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154637603056,"sku":"9781442661646","price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442661646_p0.jpg?v=1763811949","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442661646","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}