A sociology of constitutions : constitutions and state legitimacy in historical-sociological perspective / / Chris Thornhill.
"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 class...
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| Superior document: | Cambridge studies in law and society |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cambridge studies in law and society.
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 451 p. |
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| 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"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-424) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780521116213 (hardback) 052111621X (hardback) 9781139099356 (electronic bk.) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Chris Thornhill. |