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Medieval Law and the Foundations of the State

By Alan Harding

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
019821958X, 9780198219583, 9781423767367
LCC
KJ147 .H37 2002
Open Library ID
OL3947993M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1909586 bytes)
Pages
403\403
Topic
Jurisprudence Law
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

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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