The Rule of Laws: A 4,000Year Quest to Order the World

The Rule of Laws: A 4,000Year Quest to Order the World

In Stock
SKU: DADAX1541606051
UPC: 9781541606050
Brand: TIMES UK
Regular price$27.85
Quantity
Add to wishlist
Add to compare
Sold by Ergodebooks, an authorized reseller.

Processing time: 1-3 days

US Orders Ships in: 3-5 days

International Orders Ships in: 8-12 days

Return Policy: 15-days return on defective items

Payment Option
Payment Methods

Help

If you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact us. We'll get back to you as soon as possible, withing 24 hours on weekdays.

Customer service

All questions about your order, return and delivery must be sent to our customer service team by e-mail at yourstore@yourdomain.com

Sale & Press

If you are interested in selling our products, need more information about our brand or wish to make a collaboration, please contact us at press@yourdomain.com

From ancient Mesopotamia to today, an exceptionally rich narrative (Wall Street Journal) of how humans have used laws to forge civilizationsRulers throughout history have used laws to impose order.But laws were not simplyinstrumentsof power and social control. They also offered ordinary people a way to express their diversevisions for a better world.InThe Rule of Laws, Oxford scholar Fernanda Pirietracesthe rise and fall of the sophisticated legal systems underpinning ancient empires and religious traditions. But she also showshow common peopletribal assemblies, merchants, farmerscalled 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 worlds laws has long been almost as great as the variety of its societies. What truly unites human beings, Pirie argues, isour very faith that laws can produce justice, combat oppression, and create order from chaos.

⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):

This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

Recently Viewed