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Medieval Law and the Foundations of the State

By Alan Harding

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2002
ISBN
019821958X
LCC
KJ147 .H37 2002
Open Library ID
OL3947993M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1659316 bytes)
Pages
405\405
Topic
Jurisprudence Law
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

The State is the most powerful of political ideas but where does it come from? This broad-ranging new study traces the history of the word and the concept back to the systems of law and justice created by medieval kings and shows how legal institutions acquired political force.

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