TY  - BOOK
AU  - Haltom,William
AU  - McCann,Michael W.
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - Distorting the law: politics, media, and the litigation crisis 
T2  - The Chicago series in law and society
SN  - 9780226314693
AV  - KF380 .H35 2004
U1  - 346.7303 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Actions and defenses
KW  - Press coverage
KW  - United States
KW  - Torts
KW  - Law in mass media
KW  - Law
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Sociological jurisprudence
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-327) and index; The social production of legal knowledge -- Pop torts : tales of legal degeneration and moral regeneration -- In retort : narratives versus numbers -- ATLA shrugged : plaintiffs' lawyers play defense -- Full tort press : media coverage of civil litigation -- Java jive : genealogy of a juridical icon -- Smoke signals from the tobacco wars -- Law through the looking glass of mass politics
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kuct-ebooks/detail.action?docID=471814
ER  -