| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 256 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Columbia studies in political thought/political history
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Columbia studies in political thought/political history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
We fear that the growing threat of violent attack, whether from terrorism or other sources, has upset the balance between existential concepts of political power, which emphasize security, and traditional notions of constitutional limits meant to protect civil liberties. We worry that constitutional states cannot, during a time of war, terror, and extreme crisis, maintain legality and preserve civil rights and freedoms. David W. Bates allays these concerns by revisiting the theoretical origins of the modern constitutional state, which, he argues, recognized and made room for tensions amon. |
| Contents |
Foreword; Preface; States of War; Introduction; The Autonomous State andthe Origin of the Political; States of Reasoning; Locke's Natural History of the Political; Systems of Sovereignty in Montesquieu; Rousseau's Cybernetic Political Body; Conclusion; Notes; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
State, The -- History -- 18th century.
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State, The. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Sovereignty -- History -- 18th century.
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Sovereignty. |
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Natural law -- History -- 18th century.
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Natural law. |
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War (International law) -- History -- 18th century.
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War (International law) |
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Enlightenment.
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Enlightenment. |
| Chronological Term |
1700 - 1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780231158046 0231158041 (DLC) 2011008695 |
| ISBN |
0231528663 electronic book |
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9780231528665 electronic book |
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9780231158046 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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0231158041 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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9780231158053 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
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023115805X (paperback : alkaline paper) |
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