A Sociology of Constitutions: Constitutions and State Legitimacy in Historical- Sociological Perspective
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Law and Society Series)
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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.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:052111621X
ISBN13:9780521116213
Release Date:August 2011
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:466 Pages
Weight:1.90 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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