{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-law-in-antiquity-9781350368262","title":"A Cultural History of Law in Antiquity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow should we talk about the law in a period so remote from our own and covering such a huge span of time and space? From the Code of Hammurabi (ca. 1750 BCE) to Justinian's \u003ci\u003eCorpus Iuris Civilis\u003c\/i\u003e (529-534 CE), \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Law in Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e draws upon legal texts and non-textual forms (such as vase-painting, sculpture, and architecture) to uncover the diverse and rich legal traditions of societies ranging from the Ancient Near Eastern cities of Assyria and Babylon in Mesopotamia to the Ancient Israelites, and from Ancient Greece to Rome of the Archaic and Classical Periods.  With a wealth of textual and visual sources, \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Law in Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e presents essays that examine key cultural case studies of the period on the themes of justice, constitution, codes, agreements, arguments, property and possession, wrongs, and the legal profession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations  Notes on Contributors  Series Preface, \u003ci\u003eGary Watt, University of Warwick, UK\u003c\/i\u003e  Introduction: Writing a Cultural History of Law in Antiquity, \u003ci\u003eJulen Etxabe, University of Helsinki, Finland\u003c\/i\u003e  1. Justice, \u003ci\u003eKathryn Slanski, Yale University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e  2. Constitution, \u003ci\u003eJill Frank, Cornell University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e  3. Codes, \u003ci\u003eBarry Wimpfheimer, Northwestern University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003ci\u003e4. A\u003c\/i\u003egreements, \u003ci\u003eRoberto Fiori, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Italy\u003c\/i\u003e  5. Arguments, \u003ci\u003eDavid Mirhady, Simon Fraser University, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e  6. Property and Possession, \u003ci\u003ePaul J. du Plessis, University of Edinburgh, UK\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003ci\u003e7. \u003c\/i\u003eWrongs, \u003ci\u003eJacob Giltaij, University of Helsinki, Finland\u003c\/i\u003e  8. Legal Profession, \u003ci\u003eKaius Tuori, University of Helsinki, Finland  \u003c\/i\u003eNotes  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866601763159,"sku":"9781350368262","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350368262.jpg?v=1722279409","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-law-in-antiquity-9781350368262","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}