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A Sociology of Constitutions: Constitutions and State Legitimacy in Historical- Sociological Perspective

A Sociology of Constitutions: Constitutions and State Legitimacy in Historical- Sociological Perspective

Hardcover

Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society

General LawGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 052111621X
ISBN13: 9780521116213
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jul 14 2011
Pages: 466
Weight: 1.90
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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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