Oracle

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:OracleISBN13:9781910461488ISBN10:1910461482Author:Anderson, Julie (Author)Description:Justice Will Be Done, But What Kind Of Justice?High On The Slopes Of Mount Parnassus, Near The Ancient Temple Of Apollo, A Group Of Young Idealists Protest Against The Despoiling Of The Planet Outside A European Governmental Conference Inside, Corporate Business Lobbyists Mingle With Lawmakers, Seeking Profit And Influence Then The Charismatic Leader Of The Protest Goes Missing Oracle Is About Justice, From The Brutal, Archaic Form Of Blood Vengeance Prevalent In Early Human Societies To Modern Systems Of Law And Jurisprudence, Set In The Context Of A Democracy This Is The Law And Equality Under The Law Which Allows Democracy To Thrive And Underpins The Freedoms And Safeguards For Individuals Within It The Story Is Interlinked With Greece's Past, As The Ancient Cradle Of Democracy And Source Of Many Of Western Ideas Of Government, But Also To Its More Recent And Violent Past Of Military Strongmen And Authoritarianism In The Twentieth Century Oracle Also Considers, In The Form Of A Crime Thriller, The Politicisation Of The Police And The Justice System And How That Will Undermine Justice, Especially Following The Banning Of Golden Dawn, The Now Criminal Organisation Which Wrapped Itself In The Mantle Of Politics It Touches On The New Academic Discipline Of Zemiology, The Study Of 'Crime' Through The Prism Of The Harm It Does To People, Especially Those Without Power Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Claret PressPublication Date:2021-05-05Weight:0.72 lbsDimensions:0.64'' H x 7.99'' L x 5.24'' WNumber of Pages:286Language:English

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