| A Sociology of Constitutions: Constitutions and State Legitimacy in Historical- Sociological Perspective Contributor(s): Thornhill, C. J. (Author), Thornhill, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 1139101374 ISBN-13: 9781139101370 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $96.90 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: December |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Law | Constitutional |
| Dewey: 342.029 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 468 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |