Lawyers and the Rule of Law in an Era of Globalization, Hardcover by Dezalay, Yves (EDT); Garth, Bryant G. (EDT), ISBN 0415581176, ISBN-13 9780415581172, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UKDezalay (emeritus, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France) and Garth (law, Southwestern Law School, US) present 12 papers that explore the role of lawyers "as brokers who constantly renegotiate the interchange between social relations and what is considered to be law" by converting social, political, and economic capital into legal processes and simultaneously mobilizing legal capital in social and economic interactions. This focus is intended to add to the literature on the diffusion of the rule of law around the world, showing how lawyers position themselves as brokers as a means of building a stronger role for themselves and the law. Case studies focus on lawyers as brokers in Venezuela, China, Italy, Argentina, Chile, Eastern Europe, Japan, and South Korea. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()