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16%OFFScott Gordon - Controlling the State - 9780674009776 - V9780674009776
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Controlling the State

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Description for Controlling the State Paperback. This work examines the development of the theory and practice of constitutionalism, defined as a political system in which the coercive power of the state is controlled through a pluralistic distribution of political power, and explores the main venues of constitutional practice. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDN; 1KB; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; 3JJ; HBG; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.

This book examines the development of the theory and practice of constitutionalism, defined as a political system in which the coercive power of the state is controlled through a pluralistic distribution of political power. It explores the main venues of constitutional practice in ancient Athens, Republican Rome, Renaissance Venice, the Dutch Republic, seventeenth-century England, and eighteenth-century America.

From its beginning in Polybius' interpretation of the classical concept of "mixed government," the author traces the theory of constitutionalism through its late medieval appearance in the Conciliar Movement of church reform and in the Huguenot defense of minority rights. After ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Number of Pages
412
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674009776
SKU
V9780674009776
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Ref
99-50

About Scott Gordon
Scott Gordon is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics and of the History and Philosophy of Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, and Professsor Emeritus of Economics at Queen’s University, Canada.

Reviews for Controlling the State
While not defending any particular version of constitutionalism as best, Gordon argues persuasively that some form of constitutional government is necessary for both prosperity and the preservation of individual liberty.
R. Hudelson
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An unusually sweeping book...[Gordon] provides a...concise and accessible introduction to the history of constitutional government ... Particularly valuable for its distinctive emphasis on countervailing ... Read more

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