A Cultural History of Law' presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present.
The set of six volumes covers a span of 4,500 years, tracing the complexity of the interactions between law and culture from the earliest civilizations.
1. A Cultural History of Law in Antiquity (2500 BCE-500 CE) 2. A Cultural History of Law in the Middle Ages (500-1500) 3. A Cultural History of Law in the Early Modern Age (1500-1680) 4. A Cultural History of Law in the Age of Enlightenment (1680-1820) 5. A Cultural History of Law in the Age of Reform (1820-1920) 6. A Cultural History of Law in the Modern Age (1920-present)
Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters: 1. Justice 2. Constitution 3. Codes 4. Agreements 5. Arguments 6. Property and Possession 7. Wrongs 8. The Legal Profession This structure offers readers a broad overview of a period within each volume or the opportunity to follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter across volumes.