Michael King
Michael King is now an Emeritus Professor of the Law School, University of Reading. In this, his first book, he brings together his experiences while acting as a solicitor in magistrates' courts around London and the West Midlands in the 1970s with his study of social theory undertaken for a Master's dissertation at Warwick University. Since its publication, he has written many books and articles mainly about children and society's efforts to protect them from harm and promote their welfare....See more
Michael King is now an Emeritus Professor of the Law School, University of Reading. In this, his first book, he brings together his experiences while acting as a solicitor in magistrates' courts around London and the West Midlands in the 1970s with his study of social theory undertaken for a Master's dissertation at Warwick University. Since its publication, he has written many books and articles mainly about children and society's efforts to protect them from harm and promote their welfare. In recent years his academic work has concentrated on expounding, applying and translating the works of the acclaimed social theorist, Niklas Luhmann. See less
