Law

Law Books

• Chariots of the Gods Erich von Daniken Berkley Trade (01 January 1999) Price: $10.20

• Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Jared M. Diamond W. W. Norton & Company (01 April 1999) Price: $12.21

• Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker... Jennifer Van Sijll Michael Wiese Productions (01 August 2005) Price: $16.47

• Salt: A World History Mark Kurlansky Penguin (Non-Classics) (28 January 2003) Price: $10.40

• How the Irish Saved Civilization Thomas Cahill Anchor (01 February 1996) Price: $10.20

Articles

• Xenophon's Defense of Socrates

  Xenophon (430-354 BCE) was an early disciple of Socrates and a contemporary of Plato. He is best known as the mercenary general who wrote The Anabasis, which relates his adventures in leading his men out of Persia and back to Greece after the disastrous campaign of Cyrus the Younger. The Anabasis has long been considered a classic and was used by Alexander the Great as a field guide for his own successful campaigns in Persia.
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• The Gifts of Isis: Women's Status in Ancient Egypt

  A story on a papyrus dating from the 2nd century CE relates that the goddess Isis, bestowing gifts on humanity, gave as much power and honor to women as she did to men. This tale reflects the high status women enjoyed in ancient Egypt. Although they never had the same rights as males, an Egyptian woman could own property in her own name and hold professions that gave her economic freedom from male relatives (women could practice medicine, handle money and make real estate transactions). A wife was entitled to one third of any property that she owned jointly with her husband and, on her death, could will her property to anyone she wished, male or female. Egyptian women were equal in the court system and could act as witnesses, plaintiffs or defendants (as we would understand those terms today). Women were accountable for crimes they committed and would have to stand trial the same as any man.
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• Hammurabi's Code: Babylonian Law Set in Stone

  Hammurabi was the first king of the Babylonian Empire, reigning from 1792 B.C. – 1750 B.C. During his time in power, he conquered Sumer and Akkad, amassing those cultures for his territory. He is probably best known for his enduring code of Babylonian laws, known as Hammurabi’s Code.
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