University of Toronto Press

Law and Morality: Readings in Legal Philosophy (Toronto Studies in Philosophy)

Since its first publication in 1996, Law and Morality has filled a long-standing need for a contemporary Canadian textbook in the philosophy of law. Now in its third edition, this anthology has been thoroughly revised and updated, and includes new chapters on equality, judicial review, and terrorism and the rule of law.The volume begins with essays that explore …

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‘A Great Effusion of Blood’?: Interpreting Medieval Violence

‘A great effusion of blood’ was a phrase used frequently throughout medieval Europe as shorthand to describe the effects of immoderate interpersonal violence. Yet the ambiguity of this phrase poses numerous problems for modern readers and scholars in interpreting violence in medieval society and culture and its effect on medieval people. Understanding medieval violence is made even more …

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A Short History of the Middle Ages, Fourth Edition

Barbara H. Rosenwein’s bestselling survey text continues to stand out by integrating the history of three medieval civilizations (European, Byzantine, and Islamic) in a lively narrative that is complemented beautifully by 70 full-color plates, 46 maps, and 13 genealogies, many of them new to this edition. The fourth edition begins with an essay entitled “Why the Middle Ages …

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