This survey tells the story of the Magna Carta through the ages, tracing its continuing importance in England's political consciousness. It underlines the charter's great influence outside the United Kingdom, especially in North America and argues that it enjoys greater prestige in the United States, the land of lawyers, than in Britain. US citizens claim Magna Carta as a source of their liberties, guaranteeing due process of law and condemning executive privelege.
This survey tells the story of the Magna Carta through the ages, tracing its continuing importance in England's political consciousness. It underlines...
-A valuable compendium: broad In scope, rich In detail: It should be a most useful reference for students and teachers.- This is how Alex Inkeles of Stanford University described this text. It is made more so in this paperback edition aimed to reach a broad student population in sociology and psychology. The new Introduction written by Rosenberg and Turner brings the story of social psychology up to date by a rich and detailed examination of trends and tendencies of the 1980s.
Although social psychology is a major area of specialization in sociology and psychology, this text Is...
-A valuable compendium: broad In scope, rich In detail: It should be a most useful reference for students and teachers.- This is how Alex Inkeles ...
Gabriela Koschatzky-Elias writes absorbingly on the life and work of Fritz Maierhofer, one of the most important contemporary Austrian jewellery artists.
Gabriela Koschatzky-Elias writes absorbingly on the life and work of Fritz Maierhofer, one of the most important contemporary Austrian jewellery artis...
