By examining a portion of private law in imperial Rome as a functioning element in social life, this book constitutes an important contribution to the sociological understanding of law in premodern societies. Using archaeological data as well as literary and legal texts, Bruce Frier shows that members of the upper class, including senatorial families, lived in rented apartments and that the Roman law of urban lease was designed mainly for them, not for the lower class. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy ...
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By examining a portion of private law in imperial Rome as a functioning element in social life, this book constitutes an important contribution to the sociological understanding of law in premodern societies. Using archaeological data as well as literary and legal texts, Bruce Frier shows that members of the upper class, including senatorial families, lived in rented apartments and that the Roman law of urban lease was designed mainly for them, not for the lower class. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Good. No Dust Jacket. A Good or better copy in tan cloth lettered in gold, a bit sun-faded at the spine. Owner's name and prior price (? ) at the front endpaper, clean/unmarked within. No dust jacket. (Not ex-library. )
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Good in Good dust jacket. 0691052999. Slight water-Staining to about 15 pages (coffee? ) with some staining. Else book is VG. DJ is worn with chipping and a few tears. One small piece missing from bottom corner of DJ.; Contents (Major headings): Upper-Class Apartment Housing in Ostia and Rome; The Social Institutions of the Roman Rental Market; Introduction to the Jurists' Treatment of Urban Leasehold; The Roman Law of Urban Leasehold; Recognition of Interests in Roman Lease Law; Roman Jurisprudence as an Instrument of Social Control.; 251 pages.
