A History of Western Public Law : Between Nation and State / by Bruno Aguilera-Barchet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aguilera Barchet, Bruno, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law—Philosophy.

Law.

Law—Europe.

History.

Constitutional law.

Political science.

Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.

European Law.

History, general.

Constitutional Law.

Philosophy of Law.

Political Theory.

Local Subjects:

Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.

European Law.

History, general.

Constitutional Law.

Philosophy of Law.

Political Theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXV, 775 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

1. Introduction

Part I: From the City State to the Roman Empire: 2. From the Origins to the Polis

3. The Roman Political Model: From Res Publica to Imperium

4. From Territorial Power to Spiritual Rule: Christianity’s Political Dimension

Part II: The Origins of the European “Nations”: 5. From the Germanic Tribes to Kingdoms

6. Popes vs. Emperors: The Rise and Fall of Papal Power

7. From Public to Private Power: Europe in the Feudal Age

Part III: The Origin of the “European States”: 8. From Kings to Monarchs: The Resurgence of Public Power in Late Medieval Europe

9 The Apogee of Royal Power: Absolute Monarchy (The 16th and 17th Centuries)

10. From the Conservative King to the Reformist Monarch: The Stage of Enlightened Absolutism (18th Century)

11. From Absolute to Limited Monarchy: The British Origins of Parliamentary Government

Part IV: The Rise of the Nation-State: 12. From Monarchy to Representative Government: The American “Revolution”

13. From Absolute Monarchy to Democratic Absolutism: The French Revolution

14. The Return of the Monarchial Principle (I): The Origins of North American Presidentialism

15. The Return of the Monarchial Principal (II): The French State: From Imperial Bonapartism to Republican Presidentialism

16. The Golden Era of Liberalism and the Apogee of the Nation-State

17. The Triumph of the State over the Nation: From Totalitarianism to Interventionism

Part V: The End of the Nation-State?: 18. The Crisis of the Nation-State in the Era of European Integration.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

3-319-11803-X

OCLC:

1076261507