{"product_id":"9780061769108","title":"A Thousand Times More Fair: What Shakespeare's Plays Teach Us About Justice","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e A provocative exploration of justice in our time through fresh readings of Shakespeare's greatest plays \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e Celebrated legal scholar Kenji Yoshino's first book, \u003ci\u003eCovering\u003c\/i\u003e, was acclaimed–from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Lawyer\u003c\/i\u003e–for its elegant prose, its good humor, and its brilliant insights into civil rights and discrimination law. Now, in \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Times More Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, Yoshino turns his attention to the broad question of what makes a fair and just society, and he delves deep into a surprising source to answer it: Shakespeare's greatest plays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn enormously creative and provocative book, \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Times More Fair\u003c\/i\u003e addresses fundamental questions we ask about our world today: Why is the rule of law better than revenge? How much mercy should we show a wrongdoer? What does it mean to \"prove\" guilt or innocence? As Yoshino argues, a searching examination of Shakespeare's plays–and the many advocates, judges, criminals, and vigilantes who populate them–can elucidate some of the most troubling issues in contemporary life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a great ear for Shakespeare and an eye trained steadily on current affairs, Yoshino considers how competing models of judging presented in \u003ci\u003eMeasure for Measure\u003c\/i\u003e resurfaced around the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; how the revenge cycle of \u003ci\u003eTitus Andronicus\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the \"war on terror\" and our military engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq; how the white handkerchief in \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e and the black glove in the O. J. Simpson trial reflect forms of proof that overwhelm all other evidence; and how the spectacle of an omnipotent ruler voluntarily surrendering power in \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e, as Cincinnatus did before him and George Washington did after him, informs regime change in our own time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Thousand Times More Fair\u003c\/i\u003e is an altogether original book about Shakespeare and the law, and an ideal starting point to explore the nature of a just society–and our own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015731265776,"sku":"9780061769108","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061769108_p0.jpg?v=1763772959","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061769108","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}