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The “New Formalism” in Disputing and Dispute Processing

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Goldberg Stephen B., Green Eric D., and Sander Frank E. A. (eds.). Dispute Resolution. (Boston: Little, Brown, 1985). xxii + 594 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. $28.00.

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Austin Sarat
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Law & Society Review , Volume 21 , Issue 5 , 1988 , pp. 695 - 715
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Copyright © 1988 by The Law and Society Association

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The author wishes to thank William Felstiner, Christine Harrington, Stephanie Sandler, Susan Silbey, and David Trubek for their helpful comments.

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