Law, narrative, and masterplot : new research perspectives

"The book brings together a range of socio-legal and law and humanities scholars to elaborate and explore the idea of the legal 'masterplot'. There is a class of narrative, sometimes referred to as 'masterplot' or 'metanarrative', that stands above the plethora of...

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Other Authors Bevan, Chris (Editor), Gurnham, David (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon, Oxon [UK] ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781003404668
1003404669
9781040367216
1040367216
9781040367261
1040367267
9781032519647
9781032519661
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Law, Narrative, and Masterplot : an Introduction / Chris Bevan and David Gurnham
  • Narrative and Case Law : The Reciprocity of the Particular and General / Richard Walsh
  • Desert and Redemption : The Homelessness Masterplot / Chris Bevan
  • Punitive Rhetoric and Prison Poems : A Curious Narrative Convergence / David Gurnham
  • Dismantling the Masterplot of Domestic Violence and Abuse / Rebecca Shaw
  • The Masterplot of the Market : Constructing Exchange, Family, and Work / Luke P. Norris and Allison Tait
  • Defining Marriage : Losing the Masterplot / Rebecca Probert
  • The Maxim 'Justice Delayed is Justice Denied' as a Masterplot in International Criminal Justice / Nina H. B. Jørgensen
  • The Masterplot of 'Hoffmann's Bargain' in Protest Trials / Steven Cammiss and Graeme Hayes
  • International Law's Narrative of Order, Peace, and Justice in Light of the Concept of Masterplot and Franz Kafka's The Castle / Ekaterina Yahyaoui
  • The Neverending Story : Unpicking the Masterplot Justifying UK Military Intervention / Lynsey Mitchell
  • Cohabitation and the Masterplot of Choice / Andy Hayward
  • Family Autonomy and Child Protection : The Stories We Tell Ourselves / Julie Doughty
  • Masterplots of Demand and Supply and the Energy Trilemma : Delaying the Transition / Chris Hilson.