American Legal Realism and Anthropology

The purpose of this article is to analyze the interdisciplinary cooperation and interaction between American legal realists and anthropologists during the interwar period. Using scholarly publications and manuscripts as its sources, it argues that despite the lack of recognition in earlier studies,...

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Published in:Law & social inquiry 2017-07, Vol.42 (3), p.804-829
Main Author: Tuori, Kaius
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropologists
Anthropology
Anthropology of law
Conceptual structure
Conservatism
Cooperation
Formalism
Interdisciplinary aspects
Interwar period
Law
Legal realism
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Summary:The purpose of this article is to analyze the interdisciplinary cooperation and interaction between American legal realists and anthropologists during the interwar period. Using scholarly publications and manuscripts as its sources, it argues that despite the lack of recognition in earlier studies, there were transfers of important methodological and substantive influences that were crucial to the creation of legal anthropology as it is known today, as well as the whole field of law and society studies. Writers of the era like Karl N. Llewellyn, E. Adamson Hoebel, Felix S. Cohen, Franz Boas, and Bronislaw Malinowski utilized interdisciplinary influences to criticize scholarly formalism as well as social and political conservatism, seeking to replace conceptual structures with scientific facts gained from studies.
ISSN:0897-6546
1747-4469
1545-696X
DOI:10.1111/lsi.12230