This collection treats the academic discipline of law as an enterprise that includes not only education, but also scholarship, theorizing, and the production of literature. The essays offer a coherent exploration of the study of law and a radical reappraisal of the role, culture, and practices of law schools.
1. Introduction 2. The Camel in the Zoo 3. Reflections on Law in Context 4. Pericles and the Plumber 5. 1836 and All That 6. Taking Facts Seriously 7. Evidence and Legal Theory 8. Theory in the Law Curriculum 9. Legal Skills and Legal Education 10. Karl Llewellyn and the Modern Skills Movement 11. Reading Law 12. The Reading Law Cookbook 13. Preparing Lawyers for the Twenty-first Century 14. What are Law Schools For? 15. Pericles Regained? 16. A Nobel Prize for Law?