Picture 1 of 1
Gallery
Picture 1 of 1
Have one to sell?
Movies on Trial: The Legal System on the Silver Screen by Anthony Chase: Used
US $14.20
ApproximatelyS$ 18.21
Condition:
Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Shipping:
Free Standard Shipping.
Located in: Sparks, Nevada, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Tue, 16 Sep and Tue, 23 Sep to 94104
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:405419277781
Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2002-06-01
- Pages
- 204
- ISBN
- 9781565847002
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
New Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1565847008
ISBN-13
9781565847002
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2244351
Product Key Features
Book Title
Movies on Trial : the Legal System on the Silver Screen
Number of Pages
204 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
General, Popular Culture, Film / History & Criticism
Genre
Law, Performing Arts, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-052219
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
791.43/655
Synopsis
The popular culture of American law has never played a larger role than it does today in shaping the way we think about lawyers and the legal system. Our very definition of justice is now inseparable from motion picture and television images and popular legal narratives, from Hollywood westerns and O. J. Simpson to Law and Order and John Grisham. In Movies on Trial , law professor and movie aficionado Anthony Chase sorts out some of the complex and often contradictory notions Americans have about the legal system. He uses movies to investigate and inventory many of our deepest beliefs about law and politics, and provides a strong historical and intellectual context throughout. Analyzing Dirty Harry and True Believer for their commentary on the Miranda ruling and criminal procedure, and explaining tort law via The Verdict and A Civil Action , Chase also employs Three Kings to reveal changes in international law and The Rise to Power of Louis XIV to explore the rise of the modern state. Through the lens of film, he is able to describe and analyze the symbiosis between the image of law and its actual practice in our cultural imagination, in a genuinely illuminating and entertaining book., The popular culture of American law has never played a larger role than it does today in shaping the way we think about lawyers and the legal system. Our very definition of justice is now inseparable from motion picture and television images and popular legal narratives, from Hollywood westerns and O. J. Simpson to Law and Order and John Grisham. Through its exploration of the "legal" film genre, Movies on Trial is an illuminating and entertaining examination of the interrelationship between law and film. While the dramatic possibilities of the courtroom scene have long been familiar to moviegoers, beyond that trope our culture relies upon a concept of the law drawn from images presented on the silver screen. Law professor and movie aficionado Anthony Chase focuses on how movies fit into our history, our politics and, particularly, our legal values and assumptions.
LC Classification Number
PN1995.9.J8C49 2002
Item description from the seller
Seller feedback (521,134)
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder completed successfully—tracked and on time
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder completed successfully—tracked and on time
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder completed successfully—tracked and on time
Seller feedback (521,134)
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder completed successfully—tracked and on time
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder completed successfully—tracked and on time
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder completed successfully—tracked and on time