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Description:Constitutionalism and Resistance in the Sixteenth Century contains the three most influential political works of the Huguenot resistance movement of the sixteenth century. Taken together, they mark a clear transition from medieval to modern constitutionalism. The first of these was François Hotman's Francogallia (1573), which attempted to show from an historical reconstruction of France's ancient constitution that supreme authority rightfully belonged to the public council, or assembled Three Estates, and had been only recently usurped by scheming tyrants. Theodore Beza's Right of Magistrates (1574) generalized Hotman's version of the constitution into an inalienable and imprescriptible right of every people, and on this basis argued for a right of armed resistance from below by established constitutional authorities. The Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants (1579), probably written by Philippe du Plessis-Mornay, provided a more ample statement of Beza's major themes and an impassioned exhortation to revolt. These works were to become the source of a continuing tradition, both in England and on the Continent, of popular sovereignty and the supremacy of representative bodies. In this volume, each has been judiciously abridged and newly translated by Julian H. Franklin, who has also provided a general introduction.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Constitutionalism and Resistance in the Sixteenth Century: Three Treatises by Hotman, Beza, & Mornay. To get started finding Constitutionalism and Resistance in the Sixteenth Century: Three Treatises by Hotman, Beza, & Mornay, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Pegasus (NY)

Release: 1969

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Description: Constitutionalism and Resistance in the Sixteenth Century contains the three most influential political works of the Huguenot resistance movement of the sixteenth century. Taken together, they mark a clear transition from medieval to modern constitutionalism. The first of these was François Hotman's Francogallia (1573), which attempted to show from an historical reconstruction of France's ancient constitution that supreme authority rightfully belonged to the public council, or assembled Three Estates, and had been only recently usurped by scheming tyrants. Theodore Beza's Right of Magistrates (1574) generalized Hotman's version of the constitution into an inalienable and imprescriptible right of every people, and on this basis argued for a right of armed resistance from below by established constitutional authorities. The Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants (1579), probably written by Philippe du Plessis-Mornay, provided a more ample statement of Beza's major themes and an impassioned exhortation to revolt. These works were to become the source of a continuing tradition, both in England and on the Continent, of popular sovereignty and the supremacy of representative bodies. In this volume, each has been judiciously abridged and newly translated by Julian H. Franklin, who has also provided a general introduction.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Constitutionalism and Resistance in the Sixteenth Century: Three Treatises by Hotman, Beza, & Mornay. To get started finding Constitutionalism and Resistance in the Sixteenth Century: Three Treatises by Hotman, Beza, & Mornay, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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