A sociology of constitutions [electronic resource] : constitutions and state legitimacy in historical-sociological perspective / Chris Thornhill.
2011
K3161 .T486 2011
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A sociology of constitutions [electronic resource] : constitutions and state legitimacy in historical-sociological perspective / Chris Thornhill.
ISBN
9780521116213
052111621X
9781139099356 (electronic book)
052111621X
9781139099356 (electronic book)
Publication Details
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
xiii, 451 p.
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K3161 .T486 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
342.02/9
Summary
"Using a methodology that both analyzes particular constitutional texts and theories and reconstructs their historical evolution, Chris Thornhill examines the social role and legitimating status of constitutions from the first quasi-constitutional documents of medieval Europe, through the classical period of revolutionary constitutionalism, to recent processes of constitutional transition. A Sociology of Constitutions explores the reasons why modern societies require constitutions and constitutional norms and presents a distinctive socio-normative analysis of the constitutional preconditions of political legitimacy"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-424) and index.
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Cambridge studies in law and society.
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