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基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2010.
Full Description
In many respects this book, first published in 1961, marked a somewhat radical departure from contemporary historical writings. It is neither a constitutional nor a political history, but a historical definition and explanation of the main features which characterised the three kinds of government which can be discerned in the Middle Ages - government by the Pope, the King, the People. The author's enviable knowledge of the sources - clerical, secular, legal, constitutional, liturgical, literary - as well as of modern literature enables him to demonstrate the principles upon which the papal government, the royal government, and the government of the people rested. He shows how the traditional theocratic forms of government came to be supplanted by forms of government based on the will of the people. Although concerned with the Middle Ages, the book also contains much that is of topical interest to the discerning student of modern institutions. Medieval history is made understandable to modern man by modern methods.
Contents
Part I: The Pope 1. Introduction 2. Foundations 3. The Secular Prince and Papal Law 4. Assessment of Papal Principles Part II: The King 5. Theocratic Kingship 6. Limitations of Theocratic Kingship 7. Feudal Kingship in England 8. Theocratic Kingship in France Part III: The People 9. Popular Associations 10. Towards Populism 11. The Legislative Sovereignty of the People 12. Applications and Implications of Populism