{"product_id":"plunder-ugo-mattei-9781405178952","title":"Plunder: When the Rule of Law Is Illegal","description":"\u003ci\u003ePlunder\u003c\/i\u003e examines the dark side of the Rule of Law and explores how it has been used as a powerful political weapon by Western countries in order to legitimize plunder - the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges traditionally held beliefs in the sanctity of the Rule of Law by exposing its dark side\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the Rule of Law's relationship with 'plunder' - the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones - in the service of Western cultural and economic domination\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides global examples of plunder: of oil in Iraq; of ideas in the form of Western patents and intellectual property rights imposed on weaker peoples; and of liberty in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDares to ask the paradoxical question - is the Rule of Law itself illegal?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ugo Mattei,Laura Nader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405178957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405178952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.28w x 0.90d","brand":"Ugo Mattei","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013916307711,"sku":"9781405178952","price":107.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c22dee39-4553-4907-bce0-600f165b2652.jpg?v=1767745572","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plunder-ugo-mattei-9781405178952","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}