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Lowering the bar [electronic resource] : lawyer jokes and legal culture / Marc Galanter.

By: Galanter, Marc, 1931-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2005Description: xvii, 429 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.Subject(s): Lawyers -- United States -- Humor | Lawyers -- United States -- Public opinion | Lawyers -- Complaints against -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 340/.02/07 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Lies and strategems : the corruption of discourse -- The lawyer as economic predator -- Playmates of the devil -- Conflict : lawyers as fomenters of strife -- The demography of the world of lawyer jokes -- Betrayers of trust -- The lawyer as morally deficient -- Lawyers as objects of scorn -- "A good start!" death wish jokes -- Enemies of justice -- Only in America?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-411) and index.

Lies and strategems : the corruption of discourse -- The lawyer as economic predator -- Playmates of the devil -- Conflict : lawyers as fomenters of strife -- The demography of the world of lawyer jokes -- Betrayers of trust -- The lawyer as morally deficient -- Lawyers as objects of scorn -- "A good start!" death wish jokes -- Enemies of justice -- Only in America?

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2010. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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