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Social justice in the ancient world / edited by K.D. Irani and Morris Silver.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- Conference on Social Justice in the Ancient World (1993 : City University of New York)
- Series:
- Contributions in political science ; no. 354.
- Contributions in political science. Global perspectives in history and politics.
- Contributions in political science. Global perspectives in history and politics, 0147-1066 ; no. 354
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social justice--History--Congresses.
- Social justice.
- Civilization, Ancient--Congresses.
- Civilization, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 224 p.
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- "This volume resulted from a Conference on Social Justice in the Ancient World held at the City College of the City University of New York on March 10, 11, and 13. All the papers read at the conference are published here, with the exceptions ... "--Pref.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798216015819
- 9780313031113
- 0313031118
- OCLC:
- 30972206
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