Magna Carta
A Very Short Introduction
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9780199582877
Publication date:
03/08/2012
Paperback
160 pages
174x111mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199582877
Publication date:
03/08/2012
Paperback
160 pages
Part of Very Short Introductions
Nicholas Vincent
A brief introduction to the context and history of one of the most significant constitutional texts in world history,Looks at how and why Magna Carta is still hugely significant today,Discusses Magna Carta in relation to issues of law and politics, and also to human rights,Includes a full English translation of the 1215 Magna Carta,Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over five million copies sold worldwide
Rights: OUP UK (INDIAN TERRITORY)
Nicholas Vincent
Description
The Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution, yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. This Very Short Introduction introduces the document to a modern audience, explaining its origins in the troubled reign of King John, and tracing the significance of the role that it played thereafter as a totemic symbol of the subject's right to protection against the raw and absolute authority of the sovereign.
Drawing upon the great advances that have been made in the past two decades in our understanding of thirteenth-century English history, Nicholas Vincent demonstrates
why the Magna Carta continues to be of enormous popular interest.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Nicholas Vincent, Professor of Medieval History at the University of East AngliaNicholas Vincent recevied his first training in medeival history at Oxford, and has since held posts at Cambridge, Canterbury and Norwich. He divides his time between work in England and family in France.
Nicholas Vincent
Table of contents
1:What happened in 1215?
2:The tyranny of King John
3:Magna Carta, parliament and the origins of the constitution: the document's first century
4:The Document as monument
5:Does Magna Carta still matter?
Nicholas Vincent
Description
The Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution, yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. This Very Short Introduction introduces the document to a modern audience, explaining its origins in the troubled reign of King John, and tracing the significance of the role that it played thereafter as a totemic symbol of the subject's right to protection against the raw and absolute authority of the sovereign.
Drawing upon the great advances that have been made in the past two decades in our understanding of thirteenth-century English history, Nicholas Vincent demonstrates
why the Magna Carta continues to be of enormous popular interest.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Nicholas Vincent, Professor of Medieval History at the University of East AngliaNicholas Vincent recevied his first training in medeival history at Oxford, and has since held posts at Cambridge, Canterbury and Norwich. He divides his time between work in England and family in France.
Table of contents
1:What happened in 1215?
2:The tyranny of King John
3:Magna Carta, parliament and the origins of the constitution: the document's first century
4:The Document as monument
5:Does Magna Carta still matter?
John Blair
Andrew J. Bayliss
Robert C. Allen
Jane Caplan
Heather Clark
Frank Ledwidge
Hugh Bowden
Mark Chapman
Karen Radner
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