Ancient Legal Thought Equality, Justice, and Humaneness from Hammurabi and the Pharaohs to Justinian and the Talmud |
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| Author:
| May, Larry |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-48410-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2019 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $234.95 |
Book Description:
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This book examines and compares ancient legal codes and legal thinking from eight historical societies: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, China, India, the Roman Republic, Rabbinic times, and the Roman Empire. This volume progresses through Hammurabi's Code, and the law of the pharaohs, the codes of the ancient rabbis and the Roman Emperor Justinian.
This book examines and compares ancient legal codes and legal thinking from eight historical societies: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, China, India, the Roman Republic, Rabbinic times, and the Roman Empire. This volume progresses through Hammurabi's Code, and the law of the pharaohs, the codes of the ancient rabbis and the Roman Emperor Justinian.