A history of medieval political thought, 300-1450
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A history of medieval political thought, 300-1450
Routledge, 1996
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-246) and index
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ISBN 9780415013499
Description
Incorporating research previously unavailable in English, this clear guide gives a synthesis of the latest scholarship providing the historical and intellectual context for political ideas.
This accessible and lucid guide to medieval political thought
* gives a synthesis of the latest scholarship
* incorporates the results of research until now unavailable in English
* focuses on the crucial primary source material
* provides the historical and intellectual context for political ideas.
The book covers four periods, each with a different focus:
* 300-750 - Christian ideas of rulership
* 750-1050 - the Carolingian period and its aftermath
* 1050-1290 - the relationship between temporal and spiritual power, and the revived legacy of antiquity
* 1290-1450 - the confrontation with political reality in ideas of church and of state, and in juristic thought.
Canning has produced an ideal introductory text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of the period.
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: pbk ISBN 9780415013505
Description
Incorporating research previously unavailable in English, this clear guide gives a synthesis of the latest scholarship providing the historical and intellectual context for political ideas.
This accessible and lucid guide to medieval political thought
* gives a synthesis of the latest scholarship
* incorporates the results of research until now unavailable in English
* focuses on the crucial primary source material
* provides the historical and intellectual context for political ideas.
The book covers four periods, each with a different focus:
* 300-750 - Christian ideas of rulership
* 750-1050 - the Carolingian period and its aftermath
* 1050-1290 - the relationship between temporal and spiritual power, and the revived legacy of antiquity
* 1290-1450 - the confrontation with political reality in ideas of church and of state, and in juristic thought.
Canning has produced an ideal introductory text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of the period.
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