000			01593 a2200157 4500
020			_a9781541617940
082			_a340.09 _bPIR
100			_aPirie, Fernanda _990211
245			_aRule of Laws : a 4000 year quest to order the world
260			_aNew York _bBasic books _c2021
300			_aiv,570p.
505			_aContent 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
890			_aUSA
891			_aGeneral
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999			_c69530 _d69530
650			_aIndia--Chandīgarh _aLaw -- History. _aOrder -- History. _aRule of law -- History.