TY - BOOK AU - GarcĂ­a Villegas,Mauricio TI - The powers of law: a comparative analysis of sociopolitical legal studies T2 - Cambridge studies in law and society SN - 9781108482714 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - K487.P65 G3613 2018 U1 - 340.115 PY - 2018///] CY - Cambridge, United Kingdom, New York, NY PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Law KW - Political aspects KW - Sociological jurisprudence KW - Power (Social sciences) KW - Effectiveness and validity of law KW - France KW - Politics and government KW - United States KW - Latin America N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-211) and index; A sociopolitical understanding of law -- The symbolic uses of law : at the heart of a political sociology of law -- Legal fields and the social sciences in France and the United States -- Sociopolitical legal studies in the United States -- Sociopolitical legal studies in France -- Conclusion : the present and future of sociopolitical legal studies ER -