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S.C. Todd, The Shape of Athenian Law. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993. ISBN 0-19-814894-1. $68.00.
Professor Stephen Todd, Lecturer in Classics at the University of Keele, is no stranger to Athenian legal studies, having written extensively on the subject. In this work, he sets forth two functions. The primary one is "to explore the 'shape' of Athenian law" so that it will be useful to students of Greek history and literature as well as comparative lawyers and social anthropologists. The other focus of the work is that of a "handbook" for those who want to find...