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The Myth of the Litigious Society: Why We Don't Sue. By David Engel. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016.

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The Myth of the Litigious Society: Why We Don't Sue. By David Engel. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Renée Ann Cramer
Renée Ann Cramer*
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Law, Politics and Society, Drake University
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Law & Society Review , Volume 51 , Issue 4 , December 2017 , pp. 1011 - 1014
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