Controlling the state : constitutionalism from ancient Athens to today /

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"This book examines the development of the theory and practice of constitutionalism, defined as a political system in which the coercive power of the state is controlled through a pluralistic distribution of political power. It explores the main venues of constitutional practice in ancient Athe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gordon, Scott, 1924- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [1999]
Subjects:
Separation of powers.
Authority.
Liberty.
Constitutional history.
Freedom
Séparation des pouvoirs.
Autorité.
Liberté.
Histoire constitutionnelle.
freedom.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Constitutions.
Authority
Constitutional history
Liberty
Separation of powers
Constitutionalisme.
Staatsvormen.
Constitutionnalisme.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The doctrine of sovereignty
  • 2. Athenian democracy
  • 3. The Roman republic
  • 4. Countervailance theory in medieval law, Catholic ecclesiology, and Huguenot political theory
  • 5. The Republic of Venice
  • 6. The Dutch republic
  • 7. The development of constitutional government and countervailance theory in seventeenth-century England
  • 8. American constitutionalism
  • 9. Modern Britain.

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