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Subjects and Sovereigns: The Grand Controversy over Legal Sovereignty in Stuart England
C. C. / J. R. Greenberg Weston
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Description for Subjects and Sovereigns: The Grand Controversy over Legal Sovereignty in Stuart England
hardcover. The book charts the establishment of the modern idea of parliamentary sovereignty. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; JFCX; JPHC. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 755. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Concerned in a general way with theories of legitimacy, this book describes a transformation in English political thought between the opening of the civil war in 1642 and the Bill of Rights in 1689. When it was complete, the political nation as a whole had accepted the modern idea of parliamentary or legal sovereignty. The authors argue that a conservative theory of order, which assigned the king a lofty and unrivalled position, gave way in these years to a more radical community-centered view of government by which the king shared law-making on equal terms with the House of Lords and ... Read more
Concerned in a general way with theories of legitimacy, this book describes a transformation in English political thought between the opening of the civil war in 1642 and the Bill of Rights in 1689. When it was complete, the political nation as a whole had accepted the modern idea of parliamentary or legal sovereignty. The authors argue that a conservative theory of order, which assigned the king a lofty and unrivalled position, gave way in these years to a more radical community-centered view of government by which the king shared law-making on equal terms with the House of Lords and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521232722
SKU
KTS0036304
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99-1
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