| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 775 pages) |
| Contents |
From the origins to the polis -- The Roman political model : from res publica to imperium -- From territorial power to spiritual rule : Christianity's political dimension -- From the Germanic tribes to kingdoms -- Popes vs. emperors : the rise and fall of papal power -- From public to private power : Europe in the feudal age -- From kings to monarchs : the resurgence of public power in late medieval Europe -- The apogee of royal power : absolute monarchy (the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries) -- From the conservative king to the reformist monarch : the stage of enlightened absolutism (eighteenth century) -- From absolute to limited monarchy : the British origins of parliamentary government -- From monarchy to representative government : the American "Revolution" -- From absolute monarchy to democratic absolutism : the French Revolution -- The return of the monarchial principle (I) : the origins of North American presidentialism -- The return of the monarchical principle (II) : the French state, from imperial Bonapartism to Republican presidentialism -- The golden era of liberalism and the apogee of the nation-state -- The triumph of the state over the nation : from totalitarianism to interventionism -- The crisis of the nation-state in the era of European integration |
| Summary |
The book outlines the historical development of Public Law and the state from ancient times to the modern day, offering an account of relevant events in parallel with a general historical background, establishing and explaining the relationships between political, religious, and economic events |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 19, 2015) |
| Subject |
Public law.
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Public law
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783319118031 |
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331911803X |
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3319118021 |
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9783319118024 |
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