This book is the fourth in a projected eight-volume series that
addresses the origins and development of the idea of legislative
sovereignty and the legislative state. A. London Fell's study,
which traces ideas and contributions from the Renaissance thinker
and legal scholar Corasius to the present, has been praised by such
scholars as J. Russell Major in American Historical Review and
Dennis M. Patterson in "The American Political Science RevieW." In
this volume, the focus is on ancient, medieval, and early modern
Europe, as Fell charts the overall patterns of historiographical
debates in modern discussion on the origins of legislation, public
law, sovereignty, and the state.
The work begins with a brief introduction, and is followed by
six sections that cover the different periods and geographical
aspects of the topic from a historiographical perspective. Section
one proceeds chronologically throughout the entire spectrum of
early Europe, from the ancient and medieval periods, through the
Renaissance and Reformation, to post-sixteenth-century
developments. In each case, the theories that attribute the origins
of state to that period are thoroughly examined. In sections two
through six, the study proceeds on a nation-by-nation basis,
focusing in each case first on the Middle Ages and then on the
Renaissance. The nations covered include Italy, France, England,
Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands. The study concludes with a
summary chapter, followed by a series of supplemental
bibliographical essays that serve as an appendix to the first four
volumes. Like the previous volumes in the series, this work is a
substantial contribution to the study of jurisprudence and
political theory, and will be an important reference source for
students and professors of history, law, and political science, as
well as philosophy.
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