A sociology of constitutions [electronic resource] : constitutions and state legitimacy in historical-sociological perspective / Chris Thornhill.
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TextSeries: Cambridge studies in law and societyPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011Description: xiii, 451 pISBN: 9781139099356 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Constitutional history | Constitutional law -- Social aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 342.02/9 LOC classification: K3161 | .T486 2011Online resources: Click to View Summary: "Using a methodology that both analyzes particular constitutional texts and theories and reconstructs their historical evolution, Chris Thornhill examines the social role and legitimating status of constitutions from the first quasi-constitutional documents of medieval Europe, through the classical period of revolutionary constitutionalism, to recent processes of constitutional transition. A Sociology of Constitutions explores the reasons why modern societies require constitutions and constitutional norms and presents a distinctive socio-normative analysis of the constitutional preconditions of political legitimacy"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-424) and index.
"Using a methodology that both analyzes particular constitutional texts and theories and reconstructs their historical evolution, Chris Thornhill examines the social role and legitimating status of constitutions from the first quasi-constitutional documents of medieval Europe, through the classical period of revolutionary constitutionalism, to recent processes of constitutional transition. A Sociology of Constitutions explores the reasons why modern societies require constitutions and constitutional norms and presents a distinctive socio-normative analysis of the constitutional preconditions of political legitimacy"-- Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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