Social Justice in the Ancient World

Social Justice in the Ancient World
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9780313031113
ISBN-13 : 0313031118
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Book Synopsis Social Justice in the Ancient World by : K D Irani

Download or read book Social Justice in the Ancient World written by K D Irani and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1995-10-18 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection focuses on the problem of social justice, or, more particularly, how the demand for social justice was articulated and implemented in ancient civilizations, including, from east to west, the Chinese, Indian, Iranian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Israelite, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman. These essays are supplemented by discussions of the functioning of social justice in early and medieval Islam and in the postmedieval Anglo-Saxon world. The volume contains extended discussions of specific legal regulations, royal edicts, and socioeconomic practices in the various civilizations, and examinations of their social, political, and economic consequences. Written by leading scholars in their respective fields, this volume will be of great interest to researchers dealing with the ancient world and the evolution of political philosophy and legal and economic rights.


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