John Adams and the Constitutional History of the Medieval British Empire (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book contributes to the increasing interest in John Adams and his political and legal thought by examining his work on the medieval British Empire. For Adams, the conflict with England was constitutional because there was no British Empire, only numerous territories including the American colonies not consolidated into a constitutional structure. Each had a unique relationship to the English. In two series of essays he rejected the Parliament's claim to legislate for the internal governance of the American colonies. His Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law (1765) identified these claims with the Yoke, Norman tyranny over the defeated Saxons after 1066. Parliament was seeking to treat the colonists in similar fashion. The Novanglus essays (1774-75), traced the origin of the colonies, demonstrating that Parliament played no role in their establishment and so had no role in their internal governance without the colonists' subsequent consent.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies in Modern History
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	James Muldoon
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	267
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-66476-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state Books > History > American history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography
LSN:	3-319-66476-X
Barcode:	9783319664767

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