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A sociology of constitutions constitutions and state legitimacy in historical-sociological perspective /

"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...

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Main Author: Thornhill, C. J. (Christopher J.), 1966-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Series:Cambridge studies in law and society.
Subjects:
Constitutional history.
Constitutional law > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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