books.google.ca - Since the classic contributions of Weber and Durkheim, the sociology of law has raised key questions on the place of law in society. Drawing together both theoretical and empirical themes, Mathieu Deflem reviews the field's major accomplishments and reveals the value of the multiple ways in which sociologists...http://books.google.ca/books/about/Sociology_of_Law.html?id=g4pG6AqaBc8C&q=basis&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareSociology of Law