The Rule of Laws: A 4,000-Year Quest to Order the World

by Fernanda Pirie

Book Overview

From ancient Mesopotamia to today, the epic story of how humans have used laws to forge civilizations 

Rulers throughout history have used laws to impose order. But laws were not simply instruments of power and social control. They also offered ordinary people a way to express their diverse visions for a better world. 

In The Rule of Laws, Oxford scholar Fernanda Pirie traces the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541617940
• ISBN13: 9781541617940
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"