Religion, Race, Rights: Landmarks in the History of Modern Anglo-American Law

by Eve Darian-Smith

Book Overview

The book highlights the interconnections between three framing concepts in the development of modern western law: religion, race, and rights. The author challenges the assumption that law is an objective, rational and secular enterprise by showing that the rule of law is historically grounded and linked to the particularities of Christian morality, the forces of capitalism dependent upon exploitation of minorities, and specific conceptions of individualism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841137294
• ISBN13: 9781841137292
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"