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Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought Ser.: Bodin : On Sovereignty by Jean Bodin (1992, Trade Paperback)
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Bodin was primarily responsible for introducing the seductive but erroneous notion that sovereignty is indivisible, that the entire power of the state had to be vested in a single individual or group.
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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521349923
ISBN-139780521349925
eBay Product ID (ePID)717996
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Number of Pages194 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBodin : on Sovereignty
SubjectHistory & Theory, General
Publication Year1992
TypeTextbook
AuthorJean Bodin
Subject AreaPolitical Science
SeriesCambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN91-019029
Reviews'Professor Julian Franklin's edition of 'Bodin: On Sovereignty' consists of four chapters from Les Six Livres de la Rpublique, incontestably one of the seminal texts in modern political thought.' French History, 'Professor Julian Franklin's edition of 'Bodin: On Sovereignty' consists of four chapters from Les Six Livres de la R_publique, incontestably one of the seminal texts in modern political thought.' French History, 'Professor Julian Franklin's edition of 'Bodin: On Sovereignty' consists of four chapters from Les Six Livres de la République, incontestably one of the seminal texts in modern political thought.' French History, ‘Professor Julian Franklin’s edition of ‘Bodin: On Sovereignty’ consists of four chapters from Les Six Livres de la République, incontestably one of the seminal texts in modern political thought.’French History
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal320.1/5
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments; Introduction; Principal events in Bodin's life; Bibliography; Note on the text; Notes on format; Notes on translation; 1. République; 2. Book 1, chapter 8 on sovereignty; 3. Book 1, chapter 10 on the true marks of sovereignty; 4. Book 2, chapter 1 on the kinds of state in general; 5. Book 2, chapter 5 whether it is lawful to make an attempt upon the tyrant's life and to nullify and repeal his ordinances after he is dead; Textual notes; Index.
SynopsisThis volume contains the essential points of Jean Bodin's theory of sovereignty, a landmark in legal theory and royalist ideology. The four chapters presented form the core of Bodin's classic work, Six Livres de la Republique. Bodin was primarily responsible for introducing the seductive but erroneous notion that sovereignty is indivisible, that the entire power of the state had to be vested in a single individual or group. This thesis, combined with the prevailing crisis of authority during the French religious wars, led Bodin to a systematically absolutist interpretation of the French and other European monarchies. This is the first complete translation of this material into English since 1606, and is accompanied by a lucid introduction, chronology, and bibliography., Bodin's Six livres de la république is a vast synthesis of comparative public law and politics, the theoretical core of which is formed by the four chapters translated in this volume. These contain his celebrated theory of sovereignty, which informed his thinking on the state and made his République a landmark in the development of European political thought. This theory, however, also included a seductive but erroneous thesis that was of great importance for the development of royalist ideology: the idea that sovereignty is indivisible, that the entire power of the state has to be vested in a single individual or group. This thesis, together with the crisis of authority in the French religious wars, led Bodin to a systematically absolutist interpretation of the French and other contemporary monarchies. His primary aim was to exclude any legal ground of forcible resistance. A king of France, he hoped, would continue to adhere to moral and prudential limitations, but a proper king, he insisted, could not be lawfully constrained. This is the first complete translation of these chapters into English since 1606. It is accompanied by a lucid introduction, a chronology, and a bibliography., Bodin's Six livres de la république is a vast synthesis of comparative public law and politics, the theoretical core of which is formed by the four chapters translated in this volume.
LC Classification NumberJC327 .B662513 1992
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