Salter, Alexander William
Young, Andrew T.
Editorial: The University of Michigan Press
Número de páginas: 310 págs.
Fecha de edición: 31-08-2023
EAN: 9780472056019
ISBN: 978-0-472-05601-9
Precio (sin IVA): 40,05 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 41,65 €
Why did enduring traditions of economic and political liberty emerge in Western Europe and not elsewhere? Representative democracy, constitutionalism, and the rule of law are crucial for establishing a just and prosperous society, which we usually treat as the fruits of the Renaissance and Enlightenment, as Western European societies put the Dark Ages behind them. Salter and Young point instead to the constitutional order that characterized the High Middle Ages. They provide a historical account of how this constitutional order evolved following the fall of the Western Roman Empire.