Rule of the Clan What an Ancient Form of Social Organization Reveals about the Future of Individual Freedom

Name: Rule of the Clan What an Ancient Form of Social Organization Reveals about the Future of Individual Freedom
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ISBN: 9781250043627

ISBN-10: 125004362X

ISBN-13: 9781250043627

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Authors: Mark S. Weiner

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A revealing look at the role kin-based societies have played throughout history and around the world A lively, wide-ranging meditation on human development that offers surprising lessons for the future of modern individualism, "The Rule of the Clan" examines the constitutional principles and cultural institutions of kin-based societies, from medieval Iceland to modern Pakistan. Mark S. Weiner, an expert in constitutional law and legal history, shows us that true individual freedom depends on the existence of a robust state dedicated to the public interest. In the absence of a healthy state, he explains, humans naturally tend to create legal structures centered not on individuals but rather…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 3/4/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.56" wide x 8.15" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Mark S. Weiner is Professor of Law at Rutgers School of Law, Newark. He is the author of Black Trials: Citizenship from the Beginnings of Slavery to the End of Caste , winner of the American Bar Association's 2005 Silver Gavel Award.