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Beschreibung
Magna Carta, or "Great Charter," is one of the most important documents in legal history. Originating in 1215 as a peace treaty between King John and a group of rebellious barons at Runnymede, it put into law the concept of individual liberty and transformed the role of the monarch toward the people. Magna Carta was subsequently revised and reissued throughout the thirteenth century, and the ideas it expressed have had a profound influence, including on the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Pocket Magna Carta reproduces the 1217 reissue of this landmark document, including both the original Latin text and a modern translation, as well as an accessible introduction that traces the background of Magna Carta's signing and subsequent revisions throughout the centuries. It also explains how the text has become an enduring symbol of freedom in Britain and the wider world. A clear and concise introduction to one of the most important documents in legal history, Pocket Magna Carta will be welcomed by those with an interest in British history or the wider history of Britain in the world.
Magna Carta, or "Great Charter," is one of the most important documents in legal history. Originating in 1215 as a peace treaty between King John and a group of rebellious barons at Runnymede, it put into law the concept of individual liberty and transformed the role of the monarch toward the people. Magna Carta was subsequently revised and reissued throughout the thirteenth century, and the ideas it expressed have had a profound influence, including on the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Pocket Magna Carta reproduces the 1217 reissue of this landmark document, including both the original Latin text and a modern translation, as well as an accessible introduction that traces the background of Magna Carta's signing and subsequent revisions throughout the centuries. It also explains how the text has become an enduring symbol of freedom in Britain and the wider world. A clear and concise introduction to one of the most important documents in legal history, Pocket Magna Carta will be welcomed by those with an interest in British history or the wider history of Britain in the world.
Über den Autor
Bruce Barker-Benfield is a librarian in the Special Collections and Western Manuscripts Department at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9781851244522
ISBN-10: 1851244522
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Redaktion: Bodleian Library
Hersteller: Bodleian Library
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 160 x 99 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Bodleian Library
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.06.2016
Gewicht: 0,104 kg
Artikel-ID: 104212426

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