| Description |
1 online resource (273 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: the formation of medieval political culture; Further Reading; Part I The twelfth century; 1 Letter to Pope Eugenius III; 2 The Fable of a Man, His Belly, and His Limbs; 3 Metalogicon and Policraticus; 4 Treatise on the Laws and Customs of the kingdom of England Commonly Called Glanville; 5 Letter to Henry, Count of Champagne; Further Reading; Part II The thirteenth century; 6 The Book of Treasure; 7 On Kingship, Summary of Theology and Commentary on Aristotle's Politics |
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8 'On Civil Government'Further Reading; Part III The fourteenth century; 9 On Royal and Papal Power; 10 The Banquet; 11 The Defender of the Peace; 12 The Mirror of King Edward III; 13 Whether a Ruler Can Accept the Property of Churches for His Own Needs, namely, in Case of War, even against the Wishes of the Pope; 14 On the Duty of the King; 15 The Book of the Body Politic; Further Reading; Name index; Subject index |
| Summary |
A textbook anthology of important works of political thought revealing the development of ideas from the 12th to the 15th centuries. Includes new translations of both well-known and ignored writers, and an introductory overview |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Political science -- Europe -- History
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Political science -- Early works to 1800.
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Philosophy, Medieval.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Philosophy, Medieval
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Political science
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Forhan, Kate Langdon, 1949-
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Nederman, Cary J.
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| ISBN |
9781136123481 |
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1136123482 |
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