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Lineages of European political thought : explorations along the medieval/modern divide from John of Salisbury to Hegel / Cary J. Nederman.

Van Pelt Library JC111 .N43 2009
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Nederman, Cary J.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Political science--Europe--History.
Political science.
Europe.
History.
Political science--Early works to 1800.
Philosophy, Medieval.
Physical Description:
xxiv, 375 pages ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, [2009]
Contents:
Introduction: Why study medieval political thought?
Historiographies of the early European tradition: continuity and change
The legacy of Walter Ullmann
Quentin Skinner's state: historical methodology and the formation of a European tradition
Pathologies of continuity: the neo-Figgisites
A middle path: Alexander Passerin d'Entrèves
Dissenting voices and the limits of power
Toleration and community: functionalist foundations of liberty
The royal will and the baronial bridle: the Bractonian contribution
Political representation: modern theory and medieval practices
For love and money: theorizing revolt in fourteenth-century Europe
Republican self-governance and universal empire
Brunetto Latini's commercial republicanism
Marsiglio of Padua: between empire and republic
Translatio imperii: medieval and modern
Christianity and republicanism: another look
The virtues of necessity: economic principles of politics
The origins of "policy" in twelfth-century England
Economic liberty and the politics of wealth
Money and community: Nicole Oresme
Christine de Pizan's expanding body politic
Modern receptions of medieval ideas
The persistence of economic nationalism: John Fortescue
Virtù, foresight, and grace: Machiavelli's medieval moments
Arguing sovereignty in the seventeenth century: Bracton's readers
Hegel on the medieval foundations of the modern state
Bibliography
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-367) and index.
ISBN:
9780813215815
0813215811
OCLC:
260231150

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