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Rule of Laws : a 4000 year quest to order the world

By: Publication details: New York Basic books 2021Description: iv,570pISBN:
  • 9781541617940
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.09 PIR
Contents:
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
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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

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