Hello,

The cultural source I will use for my “Law in Culture Review” assignment is a book called “War and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy.  (Actually it’s two books: it’s REALLY long. with more than 1200 pages, so it’s broken into two volumes!)  It was published in 1869.  According to Wikipedia, it “chronicles the French invasion of Russia and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society through the stories of five Russian aristocratic families.”  It is law-themed because it tells the story of a war, and wars usually occur because one nation believes another nation has broken the law, and there are many laws relating to wars, like how they can be declared and how they are conducted.  I don’t think I can read all 1200 pages this semester, but I’ll definitely read at least 150 pages as required by this assignment, hopefully more.  Wish me luck!

Prof. C.