Life in the Cracks by Marco Motta - 9781531512446

Name: Life in the Cracks by Marco Motta - 9781531512446
Brand: Fordham University Press

Fordham University Press

Life in the CracksLaw, Violence, and Resistance in Haiti\nAuthor(s): Marco Motta\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Fordham University Press, United States\nImprint: Fordham University Press\nISBN-13: 9781531512446, 978-1531512446\nSynopsis\nLife in the Cracks is a rich ethnographic portrait of law, violence, and resistance in Haiti. In a contemporary context marked by international interference, global capitalism, and state collapse, Haitians face complex challenges that are largely ignored and misunderstood. By examining the most unexpected inflections of ordinary life, Life in the Cracks offers a well-grounded account of peoples experience of law in their lives. The book describes what it means to endure violence partly engendered by the law, and thus to live up to ones disappointment with the law itself. \n\nBy not taking for granted the places where the law appears, Life in the Cracks asks legal anthropology to confront questions beyond law-making and law-application, dispute resolut.