Rule of Laws : a 4000 year quest to order the world
Pirie, Fernanda
Rule of Laws : a 4000 year quest to order the world - New York Basic books 2021 - iv,570p.
Content
Introduction: The Promise of Law 1
PART I: VISIONS OF ORDER
1 Mesopotamia and the Lands of the Bible 17
2 Indian Brahmins: The Order of the Cosmos 45
3 Chinese Emperors: Codes, Punishments, and Bureaucracy 71
4 Advocates and Jurists: Intellectual Pursuits in Ancient Rome 97
5 Jewish and Islamic Scholars: God's Path for the World 123
6 European Kings: Courts and Customs After the Fall of Rome 147
PART II: THE PROMISE OF CIVILIZATION
7 At the Margins: Lawmaking on the Fringes of Christianity and Islam 175
8 Embracing the Laws of Religion: The Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim Worlds 205
9 Imperial Law and Divine Justice in Medieval China 235
10 Courts and Customs in the European Middle Ages 261
11 The Problem of Judgement: Oaths, Ordeals, and Evidence 287
PART Ill: ORDER.INC THE WORLD
12 From Kings to Empires: The Rise of Europe and America 315
13 Colonialism: Exporting the Law 339
14 In the Shadow of the State: Islamic Law in the Modern World 367
15 Turning Their Backs on the State: Tribes, Villages, Networks, and Gangs 393
16 Beyond the State: International Laws 419
Conclusion: The Rule of Laws 447
Acknowledgements 457
Notes 461
Bibliography 517
Illustation Credits 548
Index 550
9781541617940
India--Chandīgarh
Law -- History.
Order -- History.
Rule of law -- History.
340.09 / PIR
Rule of Laws : a 4000 year quest to order the world - New York Basic books 2021 - iv,570p.
Content
Introduction: The Promise of Law 1
PART I: VISIONS OF ORDER
1 Mesopotamia and the Lands of the Bible 17
2 Indian Brahmins: The Order of the Cosmos 45
3 Chinese Emperors: Codes, Punishments, and Bureaucracy 71
4 Advocates and Jurists: Intellectual Pursuits in Ancient Rome 97
5 Jewish and Islamic Scholars: God's Path for the World 123
6 European Kings: Courts and Customs After the Fall of Rome 147
PART II: THE PROMISE OF CIVILIZATION
7 At the Margins: Lawmaking on the Fringes of Christianity and Islam 175
8 Embracing the Laws of Religion: The Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim Worlds 205
9 Imperial Law and Divine Justice in Medieval China 235
10 Courts and Customs in the European Middle Ages 261
11 The Problem of Judgement: Oaths, Ordeals, and Evidence 287
PART Ill: ORDER.INC THE WORLD
12 From Kings to Empires: The Rise of Europe and America 315
13 Colonialism: Exporting the Law 339
14 In the Shadow of the State: Islamic Law in the Modern World 367
15 Turning Their Backs on the State: Tribes, Villages, Networks, and Gangs 393
16 Beyond the State: International Laws 419
Conclusion: The Rule of Laws 447
Acknowledgements 457
Notes 461
Bibliography 517
Illustation Credits 548
Index 550
9781541617940
India--Chandīgarh
Law -- History.
Order -- History.
Rule of law -- History.
340.09 / PIR