Jean Bodin and the Rise of Absolutist Theory

Klappentext The central thesis of this book is that Bodin's absolutism was as unprecedented as the doctrine it opposed. Zusammenfassung The St Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572 polarised French constitutional ideas. Appearing on one side was a radicalised version of the French constitution. On the other side was the theory of royal absolutism systematically developed by Bodin. The central thesis of this book is that Bodin's absolutism was as unprecedented as the doctrine it opposed. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The persistence of medieval constitutionalism; 2. Bodin's early theory of sovereignty; 3. The shift to absolutism; 4. The case for absolutism; 5. Limitations on absolute authority; 6. The question of resistance; 7. Concluding observations; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Julian H. Franklin, Franklin Julian H.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2009
• EAN: 9780521110143
• ISBN: 978-0-521-11014-3
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: Cambridge Studies in the Histo
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education