A Sociology of Constitutions - Constitutions and State Legitimacy in Historical-Sociological Perspective (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	2011
Authors:	Chris Thornhill
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	466
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-61056-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General
LSN:	1-107-61056-7
Barcode:	9781107610569

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