Social Justice in the Ancient World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313291449)

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.

Author: K. D. Irani
ISBN-10: 0313291446
ISBN-13: 9780313291449
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 10/18/1995
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.00w x 0.88d