{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-law-gary-watt-9781350368910","title":"A Cultural History of Law: Volumes 1-6","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow have legal ideas and institutions affected Western culture? And how has the law itself been shaped by its cultural context? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThemes (and chapter titles) are: Justice; Constitution; Codes; Agreements; Arguments; Property and Possession; Wrongs; and the Legal Profession. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Cultural Histories Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Law \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003eIndividual volumes for academics and researchers interested in specific historical periods are also available in print or digitally via www.bloomsburycollections.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Watt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350368911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350368910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Other\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot available to be shipped via Media Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gary Watt","offers":[{"title":"Other","offer_id":44080292954367,"sku":"9781350368910","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5a2b7f7-6e21-4448-bf22-b6948d2763cc.jpg?v=1685486007","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-law-gary-watt-9781350368910","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}