After Law. Laurent de Sutter

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      Originally published in French as Après la loi © Presses Universitaires de France/Humensis, Après la loi, 2018

      This English edition © Polity Press, 2021

       This work received the French Voices Award for excellence in publication and translation. French Voices is a program created and funded by the French Embassy in the United States and FACE Foundation (French American Cultural Exchange).

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      ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4236-9

      ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4237-6 (pb)

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

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      Names: De Sutter, Laurent, author. | Norman, Barnaby, translator.

      Title: After law / Laurent de Sutter ; translated by Barnaby Norman.

      Other titles: Après la loi. English

      Description: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “Why law may be less important than we think”-- Provided by publisher.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2020020737 (print) | LCCN 2020020738 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509542369 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509542376 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509542383 (epub) | ISBN 9781509545438 (adobe pdf)

      Subjects: LCSH: Law--Philosophy. | Law (Philosophical concept) | Law--History.

      Classification: LCC K230.D4343 D4713 2020 (print) | LCC K230.D4343 (ebook) | DDC 340/.1--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020020737

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