Laws of All the Greeks: International Law as Social Reality in Ancient Greece
Author:   Jesse James
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780197838525


Pages:   458
Publication Date:   04 June 2026
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Laws of All the Greeks: International Law as Social Reality in Ancient Greece


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Author:   Jesse James
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.739kg
ISBN:  

9780197838525


ISBN 10:   0197838529
Pages:   458
Publication Date:   04 June 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I. Background and Framework 1: Introducing Greek International Law 2: The Reality of Greek International Law 3: Psychology, States, and International Legal Socialization 4: International Identity and Socialization in Ancient Greece Part II. Syla and Symbola: International Law and Commerce 5: Syla: Approaching Legal Self-Help in the Greek World 6: Syla as Self-Help in Greek International Law 7: Symbola: Social Origins of a Legal Institution 8: Symbola from the Athenian Empire to the Hegemony of Rome Postscript Part III. Expanding the View 9: Piracy 10: Oaths 11: The Thessalian Koinon as an International Legal Structure 12: Conclusion

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Jesse James is a historian, lawyer, and Classicist. He earned his J.D. at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and practiced law for several years in Manhattan, litigating disputes at state, federal, and international levels. He then earned his Ph.D. in Classics at Columbia University. He has held fellowships at Harvard Law School, the American School for Classical Studies at Athens, the Columbia Institute for Ideas and Imagination in Paris, and the Kommission für Alte Geschichte in Munich.

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