TY - BOOK AU - Tamanaha,Brian Z. TI - Law as a means to an end: threat to the rule of law T2 - The law in context series SN - 0521869528 (hardback) PY - 2006/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Rule of law KW - United States KW - History KW - Law KW - Philosophy KW - Legal positivism KW - Instrumentalism (Philosophy) KW - Legal instrumentalism N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Non-instrumental views of law -- Changing society and common law in the 19th century -- Nineteenth century legislation and legal profession -- Instrumentalism of the legal realists -- 20th century Supreme Court instrumentalism -- Instrumentalism in legal academia in 1970's -- Instrumentalism in theories of law -- Instrumentalism in the legal profession -- Instrumentalism of cause litigation -- Instrumentalism and the judiciary -- Instrumentalism in legislation and administration -- Collapse of higher law, deterioration of common good -- The threat to legality UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0613/2006013845.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/2006013845-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0733/2006013845-b.html ER -