Greek Law in Its Political Setting: Justifications Not Justice | by L. Foxhall | A. D. E. Lewis | ‎ Clarendon Pr | ‎ English

Product description Review "I am not especially given to essay collections, which tend to wander all over the scholarly landscape, but this volume has a unifying premise-the "interconnectedness" of Greek law, which is nicely demonstrated precisely because the articles do cover a wide variety of topics."--ISTORY"...this collection includes pieces which make a significant contribution to scholarship in ancient law and which will be of interest to lawyers, anthropologists, and historians as well as classicists."--Byrn Mawr Classical Review"[Greek Law in its Political Setting's] essays do shed very interesting light on issues that scholars of law and politics are concerned with, and provide a comparative perspective that many of them will find useful."--The Law and Politics Book Review Review the volume as a whole should stimulate critical discussion which goes well beyond the confines of students of Greek law ― The Cambridge Law Journalfine collection of essays ― The Literary ReviewFoxhall and Lewis' book is a collection of interesting and diverse essays which centre around one theme ... it would appeal to readers from many disciplines including lawyers ... The book deals with aspects of our legal history that are underrepresented in modern academic writing. What makes the book particularly useful to the lawyer is its inside view of historic relativity and the subjectivity of the law. ― S. Manolkidis, R. Cadwalader, Cardiff Law School, Legal History, Vol. 18, No. 1, April 1997These essays contribute to the current scholarly trend exloring the relationship between law and Greek politica, social, and economic life. ― Peter Krentz, Davidson College, Religious Studies Review, Volume 23, Number 1/January 1997The seven papers in this stimulating collection were delivered at a seminar at the Institute of Classical Studies in 1989, and their publication has been eagerly awaited for some time. The study of Greek law has been revided in recetn years ... The papers in this collection are both part of and a stimulus to this revival. No one interested in Greek law can ignore them. ― Michal Gagarin, The University of Texas at Austin, Journal of Hellenic StudiesMany of the essays are tightly argued and some broaden the current debate over the role of law in society by exploring familiar issues in poleis other than Athens ... this collection includes pieces which make a significant contribution to scholarship in ancient law and which will be of interest to lawyers, anthropologists, and historians as well as classicists. ― Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewIt provides stimulating arguements on fundamental concepts in ancient legal history; the book is a welcome boost for the stepchild of ancient history and Roman law. ― The Classical Review From the Back Cover This volume explores the ways in which law integrated with other aspects of life in ancient Greece. The papers collected here reveal a number of different pathways between law and political, social, and economic life in Greek societies. Emanating from several scholarly traditions, they offer a range of contrasting but complementary insights rarely collected together. What emerges clearly is that law in Greece only takes on its full meaning in a broadly political context. Dynamic tensions govern the relationships between this semi-autonomous legal arena and other spheres of life. An ideology of equality before the law was juxtaposed with a practical reality of individuals' unequal abilities to cope with it. It is hard to draw firm lines between the settlement of cases in court and the spill-over of legal actions into the agora, the streets, the fields, and the houses. Hence it is hardly surprising if justice can all too easily give way to justification. About the Author L. Foxhall is Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Leicester. Read more