Magna Carta / J.C. Holt,1922-2014 ; revised and with a new introduction by George Garnett (Fellow an...
Magna Carta / J.C. Holt,1922-2014 ; revised and with a new introduction by George Garnett (Fellow an...
Magna Carta / J.C. Holt,1922-2014 ; revised and with a new introduction by George Garnett (Fellow and tutor of St Hugh's College and Professor of Medieval History, University of Oxford) and John Hudson (Professor of Legal History, University of St Andrews and William W. Cook Global Law Professor, University of Michigan Law School).
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Call Numbers
G 2015/2637
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxii, 462 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
still image
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- 1. The Charter and its history -- 2. Government and society in the twelfth century -- 3. Privilege and liberties -- 4. Custom and law -- 5. Justice and jurisdiction -- 6. Crisis and civil war -- 7. Quasi Pax -- 8. The quality of the Great Charter -- 9. The achievement of 1215 -- 10....
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Edition
Third edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2015.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
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Summary
"A revised edition of J. C. Holt's classic study of Magna Carta, the Great Charter, offering the most authoritative analysis of England's most famous constitutional text. The book sets the events of 1215 and the Charter itself in the context of the law, politics and administration of England and Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries"--
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Full title
Magna Carta / J.C. Holt,1922-2014 ; revised and with a new introduction by George Garnett (Fellow and tutor of St Hugh's College and Professor of Medieval History, University of Oxford) and John Hudson (Professor of Legal History, University of St Andrews and William W. Cook Global Law Professor, University of Michigan Law School).
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General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 438-446) and index.
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G 2015/2637
Record Identifier
74VK7zwx4xMl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7zwx4xMl
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ISBN
1107471575 (paperback)
9781107093164 (hardback)
1107093163 (hardback)
9781107471573 (paperback)
DDC
342.4202/9
MMS ID
991022800259702626
