Our current legal system is to a great extent the product of an earlier period of social and economic transformation. From the late nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century, as accountability for industrial-age harms became a pervasive source of conflict, the U.S. legal system underwent profound, tectonic shifts. Today, ownership of information-age resources and acc...(展开全部)

These are perilous times for Americans who need access to the legal system. Too many lawyers blatantly abuse power and trust, engage in reckless ethical misconduct, grossly unjust billing practices, and dishonesty disguised as client protection. All this has undermined the credibility of lawyers and the authority of the legal system. In the court of public opinion, many lawyers...(展开全部)

本书作者 【美】理查. 席川：旧金山“席川&马斯卓摩纳柯”事务所合伙人，旧金山大学法学教授，曾任加州律师公会专业责任与行为委员会主席，具有丰富的诉讼经验。 【美】卡罗. 朗佛：美国加州执业律师，曾任加州律师公会专业责任与行为委员会主席。 本书译者 陈岳辰：台湾师大翻译研究所毕业，现任专业口笔译者，大学兼任讲师。

How oil greases the wheels of global capitalism This expansive history traces the hidden connections between oil and capitalism from the late 1800s to the current climate crisis. Beyond simplistic narratives that frame oil as 'prize' or 'curse', Crude Capitalism uncovers the surprising ways that oil is woven into the fabric of our modern world: the rise of an American-centered ...(展开全部)

This book gives information on studies based on sociology and capitalism.

在线阅读本书 In an inquiry that encompasses a probe of the human psyche, an analysis of the organization of primitive society, and an examination of the sources of profit and the accumulation of wealth, the noted economist explores the nature and dynamics of capitalism.

Ambitious legal thinkers have become mesmerized by moral philosophy, believing that great figures in the philosophical tradition hold the keys to understanding and improving law and justice and even to resolving the most contentious issues of constitutional law. Richard Posner argues that they are wrong. He characterizes the current preoccupation with moral and constitutional t...(展开全部)