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Democracy and the Rule of Law in Classical Athens: Essays on Law, Society, and Politics

By Edward M. Harris

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
052185279X, 9780521852791, 9780511221187
LCC
KL4361.32.A75 H37 2006
Open Library ID
OL3413202M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6442322 bytes)
Pages
518\499
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This volume brings together essays on Athenian law by Edward M. Harris, who challenges much of the recent scholarship on this topic. Presenting a balanced analysis of the legal system in ancient Athens, Harris stresses the importance of substantive issues and their contribution to our understanding of different types of legal procedures. He combines careful philological analysis with close attention to the political and social contexts of individual statutes. Collectively, the essays in this volume demonstrate the relationship between law and politics, the nature of the economy, the position of women, and the role of the legal system in Athenian society. They also show that the Athenians were more sophisticated in their approach to legal issues than has been assumed in the modern scholarship on this topic.

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