Law and Justice from Antiquity to Enlightenment - Hardcover

Shaffern, Robert W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0742554759 ISBN 13: 9780742554757

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

This concise intellectual history of the law offers an accessible introduction to the development of law from ancient Babylon to eighteenth-century Europe. Robert W. Shaffern examines a rich array of sources to illuminate ideas about law and justice in Western civilization. Designed specifically for undergraduates to the subject, this book will be invaluable for introductory courses on the history of law and jurisprudence.

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Review:

This is a clear, readable, up-to-date, and extremely useful presentation of the role of law in the making of European history. It does equal justice to a variety of traditions from the ancient to the early modern, with a good section on the medieval period. And it makes clear, even for the uninitiated, how central was the role of law and legal institutions in shaping the fabric of European society, even until now.--John Van Engen, University of Notre Dame

Robert Shaffern's book provides a compelling introduction to the vast field of law and legal studies in the west. He provides a diligently researched and accessible compendium of introductory essays, covering a broad range of topics that will be of interest to any student of western thought and culture.--Timothy M. Thibodeau, Nazareth College

About the Author:

Robert W. Shaffern is professor of history at the University of Scranton.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0742554759
• ISBN 13: 9780742554757
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 244