Political Thought in Europe, 1250-1450 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521386098)

The period c.1250-1450 ("the later Middle Ages") was seminal for the values of the modern world. State sovereignty, the separation of church and state, representation, the popular origin of government, and property rights are just a few of the ideas formulated during this time. Political Thought in Europe provides a lucid and accessible introduction to the period in the round, covering both major thinkers such as Aquinas, Marsiglio, Ockham, Wyclif and Cusa, and prevalent notions of church and state, empire and local sovereignty, civic and communal self-government, kingship, "the people", parliament, the law and experts ("the wise"). This is the first overall account to use recent advances in the methodology of the history of ideas.

Author: Antony Black
ISBN-10: 0521386098
ISBN-13: 9780521386098
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/20/1992
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.56w x 0.67d