Julen Etxabe: A Cultural History Of Law In Antiquity [2023] paperback ZGRDN Translated with an Introduction by

Translated with an Introduction by PHILIP VELLACOTT

or even survive

a young English gardener

"looks among the shadows and finds a Hemingway not seen before" (London Review of Books)

Because it's not just sweet

Julen Etxabe: A Cultural History Of Law In Antiquity [2023] paperback ZGRDN Translated with an Introduction byHow should we talk about "the law" in a period so remote from our own and covering such a huge span of time and space? From the Code of Hammurabi (ca. 1750 BCE) to Justinian's Corpus Iuris Civilis (529 534 CE), A Cultural History of Law in Antiquity draws upon legal texts and non textual forms (such as vase painting, sculpture, and architecture) to uncover the diverse and rich legal traditions of societies ranging from the Ancient Near Eastern cities