{"product_id":"vandal-s-crown-book-gregory-j-millman-9780029212875","title":"The Vandal's Crown","description":"\u003cp\u003eA provocative exploration of justice in our time through fresh readings of Shakespeare's greatest plays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated legal scholar Kenji Yoshino's first book, \u003cem\u003eCovering\u003c\/em\u003e, was acclaimed-from the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e to the \u003cem\u003eAmerican Lawyer\u003c\/em\u003e-for its elegant prose, its good humor, and its brilliant insights into civil rights and discrimination law. Now, in \u003cem\u003eA Thousand Times More Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, Yoshino turns his attention to the broad question of what makes a fair and just society, and he delves deep into a surprising source to answer it: Shakespeare's greatest plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn enormously creative and provocative book, \u003cem\u003eA Thousand Times More Fair\u003c\/em\u003e addresses fundamental questions we ask about our world today: Why is the rule of law better than revenge? How much mercy should we show a wrongdoer? What does it mean to prove guilt or innocence? As Yoshino argues, a searching examination of Shakespeare's plays-and the many advocates, judges, criminals, and vigilantes who populate them-can elucidate some of the most troubling issues in contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a great ear for Shakespeare and an eye trained steadily on current affairs, Yoshino considers how competing models of judging presented in \u003cem\u003eMeasure for Measure\u003c\/em\u003e resurfaced around the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; how the revenge cycle of \u003cem\u003eTitus Andronicus\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates the war on terror and our military engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq; how the white handkerchief in \u003cem\u003eOthello\u003c\/em\u003e and the black glove in the O. J. Simpson trial reflect forms of proof that overwhelm all other evidence; and how the spectacle of an omnipotent ruler voluntarily surrendering power in \u003cem\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/em\u003e, as Cincinnatus did before him and George Washington did after him, informs regime change in our own time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Thousand Times More Fair\u003c\/em\u003e is an altogether original book about Shakespeare and the law, and an ideal starting point to explore the nature of a just society-and our own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49583144141073,"sku":"GOR001651312","price":19.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50412504383761,"sku":"CIN0029212871VG","price":5.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50761270493457,"sku":"CIN0029212871G","price":4.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0029212871.jpg?v=1750778886","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/vandal-s-crown-book-gregory-j-millman-9780029212875","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}