ISBN10: 0198150865, ISBN13: 9780198150862, [publisher: OUP Oxford] Hardcover 1998, hardback in jacket, 408 pages | gently read copy - clean and bright, tight spine, and free of notes etc; it has been graded 'very good' because of a slight misalignment in binding of front free endpaper (ffep.) (please see image) - other pages are not affected and this flaw is not noticeable in normal use | jacket shows some shelf wear, with 2cm closed tear at upper edge where back panel adjoins inner flap | carefully packaged and dispatched from UK within two working days
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1998]
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ISBN10: 0198150865, ISBN13: 9780198150862, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. Trials for murder and manslaughter in ancient Athens are preserved in a singularly full and revealing record. The earliest surviving speeches were written for such proceedings, and the laws governing such trials - laws that tradition ascribes to Draco himself - also survive in large part. These documents bear witness to the birth of the jury trial and of democratic rhetoric. This book, the first study of its kind, offers a systematic interpretation of Draco's lawand the legal reasoning that grew out of it. The author outlines the historical development (7th to 4th centuries BCE), and then analyses the surviving speeches to unravel the underlying issues andpractical consequences. Trials for murder and manslaughter in ancient Athens are preserved in an outstandingly full and revealing record. Carawan offers a systematic treatment of Athenian homicide trials, outlining the historical development of the law, from Draco to Demosthenes, and analysing the surviving speeches written for such proceedings. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
[Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1998]