The post–WWI crisis of statelessness induced creative legal thinking, as officials and jurists debated cosmopolitan citizenship beyond the borders of sovereigns. But by... Læs mere
Scala (1430–1497) trained in the law and rose to prominence serving as secretary and treasurer to the Medicis and chancellor of the Guelf party before becoming first chancellor of... Læs mere
John Rawls, in three decades of teaching at Harvard, has had a profound influence on the development of philosophical ethics. This book brings together the... Læs mere
The Law of Peoples extends the idea of a social contract to the Society of Peoples and lays out the principles that should be accepted as the... Læs mere
Durling’s edition of Petrarch’s poems has become the standard. Readers have praised the translation of the authoritative text as graceful and... Læs mere
Other than his name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not even where or when he lived. Yet his Old English poems attest to a powerfully inventive... Læs mere
T. H. Breen introduces us to the ordinary men and women who took responsibility for the course of the American revolution. Far from the actions... Læs mere
For Tommie Shelby, the persistence of ghettos raises many thorny questions of morality, and he offers practical answers framed in terms of what justice requires... Læs mere
At a time when tech giants have amassed vast market power, Jonathan Baker shows how laws and regulations can be updated to ensure more competition.... Læs mere
Populism suddenly is everywhere, and everywhere misunderstood. Nadia Urbinati argues that populism should be regarded as government based on an unmediated... Læs mere
Mir Muhammad Taqi Mir is widely regarded as the most accomplished poet in the Urdu language. Selected Ghazals and Other Poems offers a comprehensive collection of... Læs mere
Seneca (ca. AD 4 65) authored verse tragedies that strongly influenced Shakespeare and other Renaissance dramatists. Plots are... Læs mere