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A Cultural History of Law By Professor Gary Watt (University of Warwick, UK)

A Cultural History of Law by Professor Gary Watt (University of Warwick, UK)


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A Cultural History of Law by Professor Gary Watt (University of Warwick, UK)

How have legal ideas and institutions affected Western culture? And how has the law itself been shaped by its cultural context? In a work spanning 4,500 years, these questions are addressed by 57 experts, each contributing an authoritative study of a theme applied to a period in history. Supported by detailed case material and over 230 illustrations, the volumes examine trends and nuances of the culture of law in Western societies from antiquity to the present. Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole, and to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six. The six volumes cover: 1 - Antiquity (2500 BCE-500 CE); 2 - Middle Ages (500-1500); 3 - Early Modern Age (1500-1680); 4 - Age of Enlightenment (1680-1820); 5 - Age of Reform (1820-1920); 6 - Modern Age (1920-present). Themes (and chapter titles) are: Justice; Constitution; Codes; Agreements; Arguments; Property and Possession; Wrongs; and the Legal Profession. The total page extent for the pack is approximately 1200 pages. Each volume opens with a Series Preface, an Introduction and Notes on Contributors and concludes with Notes, Bibliography and an Index. The Cultural Histories Series A Cultural History of Law is part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available as hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a tangible reference for their shelves or as part of a fully-searchable digital library. The digital product is available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access via www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com. Individual volumes for academics and researchers interested in specific historical periods are also available in print or digitally via www.bloomsburycollections.com.

A Cultural History of Law Reviews

The series and its 230+ high-quality and well-placed illustrations represent an impressive feat of editing: indexes are accurate and generally comprehensive, and the thorough bibliographies will be useful to those seeking an introduction to the major themes ... These introductions should be of great use to scholars from across the periods, both for the summaries they provide of the present state of each field, and for the range of strategies they collectively offer to those seeking to tackle research in these fields in the future., Law & Literature The entire work is inspiring reading ... Specialist readers will find stimulating and advanced aspects in many of the articles; an undertaking that, despite its roots in the English-speaking and cultural area, should definitely find German readers and recipients., Rechtsgeschichte (Bloomsbury Translation)

About Professor Gary Watt (University of Warwick, UK)

Gary Watt is Professor in the School of Law at the University of Warwick, UK

Table of Contents

Volume 1: A Cultural History of Law in Antiquity List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface, Gary Watt, University of Warwick, UK Introduction: Writing a Cultural History of Law in Antiquity, Julen Etxabe, University of Helsinki, Finland 1. Justice, Kathryn Slanski, Yale University, USA 2. Constitution, Jill Frank, Cornell University, USA 3. Codes, Barry Wimpfheimer, Northwestern University, USA 4. Agreements, Roberto Fiori, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Italy 5. Arguments, David Mirhady, Simon Fraser University, Canada 6. Property and Possession, Paul J. du Plessis, University of Edinburgh, UK 7. Wrongs, Jacob Giltaij, University of Helsinki, Finland 8. Legal Profession, Kaius Tuori, University of Helsinki, Finland Notes Bibliography Index Volume 2: A Cultural History of Law in the Middle Ages List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface, Gary Watt, University of Warwick, UK Introduction, Emanuele Conte, Roma Tre University, Italy and Laurent Mayali, University of California, Berkeley, USA 1. Justice, Joshua C. Tate, Southern Methodist University, USA 2. Constitution, Emanuele Conte, Roma Tre Universit, Italy, Laurent Mayali, University of California, Berkeley, USA and Beatrice Pasciuta, University of Palermo, Italy 3. Codes, Elsa Marmursztejn, University of Reims, France 4. Agreements: The Discovery of the Market and the Control of the Guilds, Jonathan Garton, University of Warwick, UK 5. Arguments, Beatrice Pasciuta, University of Palermo, Italy 6. Property and Possession, Tyler Lange, University of Washington, USA 7. Wrongs: Towards a Cultural History of a Medieval Legal Concept, Karl Shoemaker, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA 8. Legal Profession, Sara Menzinger, Roma Tre University, Italy Notes Bibliography Index Volume 3: A Cultural History of Law in the Early Modern Age List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface, Gary Watt, University of Warwick, UK Introduction: The Great Dialogue, Peter Goodrich, Cardozo School of Law, USA 1. Justice, Valerie Hayaert, Institut des Hautes Etudes sur la Justice, France 2. Constitution, Susan Byrne, University of Nevada, USA 3. Codes: Redressing London - sumptuary laws and the control of clothing in the early modern city, Sophie Pitman, University of Cambridge, UK 4. Agreements, Laurent de Sutter, Vrije Universiteit, Belgium 5. Arguments: The Visual Mediation of Arguments in the Renaissance, Piyel Haldar, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK 6. Property and Possession, Thanos Zartaloudis, University of Kent, UK and Richard Braude, University of Cambridge, UK 7. Wrongs, Chloe Kennedy, University of Edinburgh, UK and Lindsay Farmer, University of Glasgow, UK 8. Legal Profession: Tudor laws and lawyers in an age of litigation, Dominique Goy-Blanquet, University of Picardie, France Notes Bibliography Index Volume 4: A Cultural History of Law in the Age of Enlightenment List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface, Gary Watt, University of Warwick, UK Introduction, John Snape, University of Warwick, UK and Rebecca Probert, University of Exeter, UK 1. Justice: Popular Ideas and Actions in the Long Eighteenth Century, Steve Banks, University of Reading, UK 2. Constitution: Handel's Solomon and the Constitution at Covent Garden, John Snape, University of Warwick, UK 3. Codes, Rebecca Probert, University of Exeter, UK 4. Agreements, Timothy J. Dodsworth, University of Exeter, UK 5. Arguments: Reputation and Character in Eighteenth-Century Trials, Dana Rabin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA 6. Property and Possession, Julia Rudolph, North Carolina State University, USA 7. Wrongs, Ruth Paley, UK 8. Legal Profession in the Popular Press, James Oldham, Georgetown Law School, USA Notes Bibliography Index Volume 5: A Cultural History of Law in the Age of Reform List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface, Gary Watt, University of Warwick, UK Introduction: Revolution, Reform and Reaction, Ian Ward, Newcastle University, UK 1. Justice: Visual Representations of the Subjects of the Law, Linda Mulcahy, London School of Economics, UK 2. Constitution: Utopia, Limited or a Limited Utopia? John Snape, University of Warwick, UK 3. Codes: Police Uniform and Reform of the Image of Law Enforcement, Jane Tynan, Central St Martins, University of the Arts, UK 4. Agreements: The Social Contract and Child Labor in Elizabeth Barrett Browning's The Cry of the Children, Nancy E. Johnson, SUNY at New Paltz, USA 5. Arguments: Jury Lawfinding and Constitutional Review in 1840s New Hampshire, K Crosby, Newcastle University, UK 6. Property and Possession: New Languages of Property, Kieran Dolin, University of Western Australia, Australia 7. Wrongs: Negligence, Neighbourliness, and the Duty of Care in Nineteenth-Century Narrative, Jan-Melissa Schramm, University of Cambridge, UK 8. Legal Profession: Dickens, Daumier and The Man of Law, Gary Watt, University of Warwick, UK Notes Bibliography Index Volume 6: A Cultural History of Law in the Modern Age List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface, Gary Watt, University of Warwick, UK Introduction, Danielle Celermajer, University of Sydney, Australia and Richard Sherwin, New York Law School, USA 1. Justice: Klimt's Jurisprudence - Sovereign Violence and the Rule of Law, Desmond Manderson, Australian National University, Australia 2. Constitution: Performance Evidence in Aboriginal Land Claims, Craig Elliott, Australia 3. Codes: Judging the Rwandan Soundscape, James E. K. Parker, Melbourne Law School, Australia 4. Agreements: Truth, Politics, and the Value of Performing Impersonations, Diana Taylor, New York University, USA 5. Arguments: Should Videos of Trees have Standing? An Inquiry into the Legal Rites of Unnatural Objects at the ICTY, Susan Schuppli, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK 6. Property and Possession: On the Illegality of Situational Art, Alison Young, University of Melbourne, Australia 7. Wrongs: A Conversation with Filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer, Danielle Celermajer, University of Sydney, Australia, Richard Sherwin, New York Law School, USA, and Joshua Oppenheimer, University of Westminster, UK 8. Legal Profession: Beaten Black and Blue - Lessons from Watching the Rodney King Case, Christian Delage, University of Paris VIII, France Notes Bibliography Index

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