Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions

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Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions

Author	: Denis J. Galligan
File Size	: 55,7 Mb
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 14 October 2013
ISBN	: 9781107032880
Pages	: 693 pages

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Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions by Denis J. Galligan Book PDF Summary

This volume explores the social and political forces behind constitution making from a global perspective. It combines leading theoretical perspectives on the social and political foundations of constitutions with a range of in-depth case studies on constitution making in nineteen countries. The result is an examination of constitutions as social phenomena and their interaction with other social phenomena, from various perspectives in the social sciences.

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