The Concept of Constitution in the History of Political Thought

The aim of the present volume is to discuss the notion of constitution from the perspectives of history of political thought. Its scholarly intention is to go beyond the approach concentrating on the formal understanding of constitution and bring forward more complex historical and philosophic-polit...

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Main Author: Szlachta, Bogdan (auth)
Other Authors: Górnisiewicz, Arkadiusz (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: De Gruyter 2017
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