Rule of Laws : a 4000 year quest to order the world (Record no. 69530)
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| fixed length control field | 01593 a2200157 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781541617940 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 340.09 |
| Item number | PIR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pirie, Fernanda |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Rule of Laws : a 4000 year quest to order the world |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Basic books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | iv,570p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Content<br/>Introduction: The Promise of Law 1<br/>PART I: VISIONS OF ORDER<br/>1 Mesopotamia and the Lands of the Bible 17<br/>2 Indian Brahmins: The Order of the Cosmos 45<br/>3 Chinese Emperors: Codes, Punishments, and Bureaucracy 71<br/>4 Advocates and Jurists: Intellectual Pursuits in Ancient Rome 97<br/>5 Jewish and Islamic Scholars: God's Path for the World 123<br/>6 European Kings: Courts and Customs After the Fall of Rome 147<br/>PART II: THE PROMISE OF CIVILIZATION<br/>7 At the Margins: Lawmaking on the Fringes of Christianity and Islam 175<br/>8 Embracing the Laws of Religion: The Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim Worlds 205<br/>9 Imperial Law and Divine Justice in Medieval China 235<br/>10 Courts and Customs in the European Middle Ages 261<br/>11 The Problem of Judgement: Oaths, Ordeals, and Evidence 287<br/>PART Ill: ORDER.INC THE WORLD<br/>12 From Kings to Empires: The Rise of Europe and America 315<br/>13 Colonialism: Exporting the Law 339<br/>14 In the Shadow of the State: Islamic Law in the Modern World 367<br/>15 Turning Their Backs on the State: Tribes, Villages, Networks, and Gangs 393<br/>16 Beyond the State: International Laws 419<br/>Conclusion: The Rule of Laws 447<br/>Acknowledgements 457<br/>Notes 461<br/>Bibliography 517<br/>Illustation Credits 548<br/>Index 550 |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | USA |
| 891 ## - Topic | |
| Topic | General |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | India--Chandīgarh |
| -- | Law -- History. |
| -- | Order -- History. |
| -- | Rule of law -- History. |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Withdrawn status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 22/04/2022 | amazon.in | 2405.00 | 2 | 340.09 PIR | 023496 | 16/05/2023 | 16/05/2023 | 2405.00 | 22/04/2022 | Book |