Polish republican discourse in the sixteenth century / Dorota Pietrzyk-Reeves ; translated by Teresa Bułuk-Ulewiczowa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pietrzyk-Reeves, Dorota, 1975- author.

Series:

Ideas in context ; 129.

Ideas in context ; 129

Standardized Title:

Ład rzeczypospolitej. English

Language:

English

Polish

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

Political culture.

History.

Political science.

Poland--Politics and government--1572-1763.

Poland.

Political science--Poland--History--16th century.

Political culture--Poland--History--16th century.

Lithuania--Politics and government--16th century.

Lithuania.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 268 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Exploring republican ideas and concepts that developed in sixteenth-century Poland under the impact of humanism and the Renaissance, as well as political and constitutional changes, this is a landmark study of republican discourse in sixteenth-century Poland- Lithuania. It provides a conceptual and contextual analysis of the rich political literature and debate which animated intellectual life and political reasoning during the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and effectively demonstrates its republican character"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Polish Sixteenth-Century Political Thought in Context

2. The Commonwealth (res publica): A Free Political Community

3. Virtue and the Common Good

4. Mixed Constitution and the Institutional Foundations of the Commonwealth.

Notes:

Translated from the Polish.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Pietrzyk-Reeves, Dorota, 1975- Polish republican discourse in the sixteenth century

ISBN:

9781108493239

1108493238

OCLC:

1128195765