The theme of this book is the legal regulation of violence and the role of litigation in Athenian society. Using comparative anthropological and historical perspectives, David Cohen 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, he emphasises the way in which the judicial process operates in an agonistic social field. This perspective illuminates the social dimensions of litigation and the legal regulation of violence, and helps to explain otherwise puzzling features of Athenian litigation.
| ISBN: | 9780521388375 |
| Publication date: | 5th October 1995 |
| Author: | David University of California, Berkeley Cohen |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 228 pages |
| Series: | Key Themes in Ancient History |
| Genres: |
Ancient history General and world history |
The theme of this book is the legal regulation of violence and the role of litigation in Athenian society. Using comparative anthropological and historical perspectives, David Cohen 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, he emphasises the way in which the judicial process operates in an agonistic social field. This perspective illuminates the social dimensions of litigation and the legal regulation of violence, and helps to explain otherwise puzzling features of Athenian litigation.
Law, Violence, and Community in Classical Athens features in the following genres: Ancient history, General and world history
Law, Violence, and Community in Classical Athens is available in Paperback
Law, Violence, and Community in Classical Athens was written by David University of California, Berkeley Cohen and published by Cambridge University Press
Law, Violence, and Community in Classical Athens has 228 pages
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