that was itself the product of imperialism. Lawyers, paradoxically, both supported the existing imperial order and fostered a degree of Nigerian pan-nationalism that eventually worked to dislodge the colonial establishment. This volume as a whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It is carefully, meticulously researched. More significantly, it raises fundamental questions about lawyers and the legal profession and how these both relate to and seek to control the environments they inhabit. These questions are addressed by carefully framed, interlocking arguments which are original, complex and imaginative. The comparative perspective is an illuminating one. While Canadian scholars will undoubtedly be drawn to this work it is of importance and interest to those concerned with the British empire. This is a work which succeeds in shedding much light on how lawyers through their legal professionalism seek to impose control. That it does so with a dry wit and frequent illustrations provides entertainment to this educative function. The professional esteem that this volume holds can be seen in the award of the Canadian Law and Society Association’s Book Prize for 2017. This is a book to be read and re-read.

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理论与历史中的法律：关于被忽视对话的新论文

那本身就是帝国主义的产物。矛盾的是，律师们既支持现有的帝国秩序，又培养了一定程度的尼日利亚泛民族主义，最终推翻了殖民机构。这个体积作为一个整体大于其部分的总和。它经过仔细、细致的研究。更重要的是，它提出了关于律师和法律职业的基本问题，以及它们如何与他们居住的环境相关并试图控制他们的环境。这些问题通过精心设计、相互关联的论点来解决，这些论点是原始的、复杂的和富有想象力的。比较的观点是一种启发性的观点。虽然加拿大学者无疑会被这项工作所吸引，但对于那些关心大英帝国的人来说，它具有重要意义和兴趣。这是一部成功地揭示了律师如何通过他们的法律专业精神寻求施加控制的作品。它以枯燥的机智和频繁的插图为这种教育功能提供了娱乐。这本书所拥有的专业尊重可以从 2017 年加拿大法律与社会协会图书奖的奖项中看出。这是一本值得反复阅读的书。