Cannons and codes : law, literature, and America's wars / edited by Alison L. LaCroix, Jonathan S. Masur, Martha C. Nussbaum, Laura Weinrib.

9780197509401 (electronic book)

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.

English

1 online resource (344 pages).

PS169.W27 W37 2021

810.93581

This edited volume on war in law and literature addresses the many ways in which war affects human society and the many groups of people whose lives are affected by war. The essays, by preeminent scholars, discuss the ways in which literary works can shed light on legal thinking about war, and how a deep understanding of law can lead to interpretive insights on literary works. Some concern the lives of soldiers; others focus on civilians living in war zones, who are caught up in the conflict; still others address themselves to the home front, far from the theatre of war.

This edited volume on war in law and literature addresses the many ways in which war affects human society and the many groups of people whose lives are affected by war. The essays, by preeminent scholars, discuss the ways in which literary works can shed light on legal thinking about war, and how a deep understanding of law can lead to interpretive insights on literary works. Some concern the lives of soldiers; others focus on civilians living in war zones, who are caught up in the conflict; still others address themselves to the home front, far from the theatre of war.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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