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The Rule of Laws : A 4,000-Year Quest to Order the World
Pirie, Fernanda
Éditeur : BASIC BOOKS
ISBN papier: 9781541617940
Parution : 2021
Code produit : 1437750
Catégorisation :
Livres /
Sciences humaines /
Sciences sociales /
Sociologie et société
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| Format | Qté. disp. | Prix* | Commander |
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| Livre papier | En rupture de stock** |
Prix membre : 39,60 $ Prix non-membre : 44,00 $ |
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Description
From ancient Mesopotamia to today, the epic story of how humans have used laws to forge civilizations? Rulers throughout history have used laws to impose order.?But laws were not simply?instruments?of power and social control. They also offered ordinary people a way to express their diverse?visions for a better world.? In ?The Rule of Laws, Oxford scholar Fernanda Pirie?traces?the rise and fall of the sophisticated legal systems underpinning ancient empires and religious traditions, while also showing?how common people--tribal assemblies, merchants, farmers--called on laws to define their communities, regulate trade, and build civilizations. Although legal principles originating in Western Europe now seem to dominate the globe, the variety of the world's laws has long been almost as great as the variety of its societies. What truly unites human beings, Pirie argues, is?our very faith that laws can produce justice, combat oppression, and create order from chaos.?