Law, Violence, and Community in Classical Athens |
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| Author:
| Cohen, David |
| Series title: | Key Themes in Ancient History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-62030-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | AUD $270.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the legal regulation of violence and the role of litigation in Athenian society. Using comparative anthropological and historical perspectives, it challenges traditional evolutionary and functionalist accounts of the development of legal process. Examining Athenian theories of social conflict and the rule of law, as well as actual litigation involving the regulation of violence, the book emphasises the way in which the judicial process operates in an agonistic society.
This book examines the legal regulation of violence and the role of litigation in Athenian society. Using comparative anthropological and historical perspectives, it challenges traditional evolutionary and functionalist accounts of the development of legal process. Examining Athenian theories of social conflict and the rule of law, as well as actual litigation involving the regulation of violence, the book emphasises the way in which the judicial process operates in an agonistic society.