Critical Theory of Legal Revolutions : Evolutionary Perspectives.
This unique work analyzes the crisis in modern society, building on the ideas of the Frankfurt School thinkers. Emphasizing social evolution and learning processes, it argues that crisis is mediated by social class conflicts and collective learning, the results of which are embodied in constitutiona...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2014.
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Colección: | Critical theory and contemporary society.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- GENERAL INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I: THE EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE OF REVOLUTION. Introduction ; I. The Power of the Negative: The Take-off of Social Evolution ; II. Normative Constraints ; III. Constitutions as Evolutionary Universals ; IV. The Evolution of Modern Society ; Conclusion
- CHAPTER II: CLASS CONFLICT AND THE CO-EVOLUTION OF COSMOPOLITAN AND NATIONAL STATEHOOD. Introduction ; I. Cosmopolis as an Evolutionary Universal ; II. The Co-Evolution of Cosmopolitan and National Statehood ; III. Functional Differentiation and Social Conflict ; Conclusion
- CHAPTER III: LEGAL REVOLUTIONS. Introduction ; I. Papal Revolution ; II. Protestant Revolution ; III. The Atlantic World Revolution ; IV. Egalitarian World Revolution ; Conclusion
- EPILOGUE
- Bibliography
- Index.