The history of the origins of representative government in Europe / François Guizot; translated by Andrew R. Scoble, Introduction and notes by Aurelian Craiutu.

Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, 2002.

24715

Representative government and representation -- Europe -- History.

Europe -- Politics and government -- History.

Part I. Representative institutions in England, France, and Spain, from the fifth to the eleventh century

Part II. Essays of representative government in England, from the Conquest till the reign of the Tudors

This book is an important text in the history of political thought, which has long been unavailable in English. In it, Guizot combines philosophy and history, basing his interpretation of representative government on the sovereignty of reason.

The 51 lectures included in this book were given by François Guizot in Paris in 1820-1822, and were first published in France in 1851.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

0865971242

9780865971240

xxxvi, 457 p. : port. ; 24 cm