Crisis and Constitutionalism
| Author | : Benjamin Straumann |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 433 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199950928 |
| ISBN-13 | : 019995092X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (92X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Crisis and Constitutionalism by : Benjamin Straumann
Download or read book Crisis and Constitutionalism written by Benjamin Straumann and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The crisis and fall of the Roman Republic spawned a tradition of political thought that sought to evade the Republic's fate--despotism. Thinkers from Cicero to Bodin, Montesquieu and the American Founders saw constitutionalism, not virtue, as the remedy. This study traces Roman constitutional thought from antiquity to the Revolutionary Era"--
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