Driving Culture in Iran: Law and Society on the Roads of the Islamic Republic - Hardcover
by Reza Banakar
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Availability:In StockContributor:Reza BanakarSeries:International Library of Iranian StudiesPublish date:4/18/2016Pages:304
Languages:EnglishPublisher:I. B. Tauris & CompanyISBN-13:9781784534486ISBN-10:178453448XUPC:9781784534486Book Category:Social Science, LawBook Subcategory:Islamic Studies, CriminologySize:8.60 x 5.60 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.499Product ID:SCXB4N6H4G
Iran has one of the highest rates of road traffic accidents worldwide and according to a recent UNICEF report, the current rate of road accidents in Iran is 20 times more than the world average. Using extensive interviews with a variety of Iranians from a range of backgrounds, this book explores their dangerous driving habits and the explanations for their disregard for traffic laws. It argues that Iranians' driving behaviour is an indicator of how they have historically related to each other and to their society at large, and how they have maintained a form of social order through law, culture and religion. By considering how ordinary Iranians experience the traffic problem in their cities and how they describe traffic rules, laws, authorities and the rights of other citizens, Driving Culture in Iran provides an original and valuable insight into Iranian legal, social and political culture.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:I. B. Tauris & CompanyISBN-13:9781784534486ISBN-10:178453448XUPC:9781784534486Book Category:Social Science, LawBook Subcategory:Islamic Studies, CriminologySize:8.60 x 5.60 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.499Product ID:SCXB4N6H4G
Reza Banakar is Professor and Director of Research in the Sociology of Law Department at Lund University. He has previously held the positions of Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at the Department of Advanced Legal Studies at the University of Westminster and Research Fellow at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Oxford. He is the author of Normativity in Legal Sociology (2015) and Law and Social Theory (2010, 2013).
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