History of European Political and Constitutional Thought – serie
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State of Nature: Histories of an Idea
Av Mark Somos
Inbunden, 2021
2156 kr
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Listen to the New Books Network Podcast!The phrase, “state of nature”, has been used over centuries to describe the uncultivated state of lands and animals, nudity, innocence, heaven and hell, interstate relations, and the locus of pre- and supra-political rights, such as the right to resistance, …
Comparative Constitutional History
Volume Two: Uses of History in Constitutional Adjudication
Av Francesco Biagi, Justin O. Frosini m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1753 kr
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Constitutions are a product of history, but what is the role of history in interpreting and applying constitutional provisions? This volume addresses that question from a comparative perspective, examining different uses of history by courts in determining constitutional meaning. The book shows …
Diplomatic Enlightenment
Spain, Europe, and the Age of Speculation
Inbunden, 2021
1928 kr
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This book reconfigures the study of the origins of the Enlightenment in the Spanish Empire. Challenging dominant interpretations of the period, this book shows that early eighteenth-century Spanish authors turned to Enlightenment ideas to reinvent Spain’s role in the European balance of power. And …
Moderate and Radical Liberalism
The Enlightenment Sources of Liberal Thought
Inbunden, 2022
3456 kr
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This book provides a new reading of one of the most significant chapters in the history of social and political thought – the transition from the late Enlightenment to early liberalism. In contrast with prevailing interpretations of the emergence of liberalism, which emphasize the conservative …
Jus Gentium in Humanist Jurisprudence
On Justice and Right
Inbunden, 2022
1969 kr
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This book explores how the fathers of humanist jurisprudence contributed to the emergence of ius gentium as the common law not simply of Europe, but of all mankind, in the early sixteenth century. They did so by so thoroughly reinterpreting terms, idioms, and categories preserved within Justinian’s …
Constitutional Moments
Founding Myths, Charters and Constitutions through History
Av Xavier Gil
Inbunden, 2024
2298 kr
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“Constitution” is a rich term in Western political culture, encompassing political and juridical doctrine as well as government practices through the ages. This volume examines “constitutional moments” in history, those occasions or episodes when significant steps were taken in the definition or …
Concept of Community from a Global Perspective
Av Niall Bond
Inbunden, 2024
1957 kr
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This volume presents essays analysing the ambivalent history of the globally influential political and social concept of community and the paradigms it has engendered in academia and politics. While the term ‘community’ often evokes positive sentiments, it is also linked to oppressive regimes and …
Monarchy, Nation and the Common Good: Patriotism in Prussia, 1756–1806
Inbunden, 2024
2228 kr
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This book provides a history of Prussian state patriotism from the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763) until the Battle of Jena (1806). It argues that Prussian patriotism was not merely a prelude to German nationalism or a personality cult of Frederick the Great; rather, it was an inclusive and non-ethnic …
Small Power Neutrality and the Law of The Sea in the Long Eighteenth Century (ca. 1650–1800)
Law as Argument in the Pelagic Arena
Inbunden, 2025
2056 kr
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This volume by both younger and more established specialists of legal, maritime, diplomatic, and political history covers the nuanced interplay of neutrality and the law of the sea within Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, emphasising the opening up of the world in the early modern period (i.e. …
Science Meets Politics: Machiavelli’s Influence and the Birth of Political Science
Av Gábor Almási
Inbunden, 2025
2454 kr
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Machiavelli’s early influence was more penetrating than has ever been believed, and this book explains why. The surprising answer leads the reader into the depths of the history of science, connecting Machiavelli’s thought to new ways of thinking about experience, history, nature, and politics. …
