| Magna Carta: A Very Short Introduction Contributor(s): Vincent, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199582874 ISBN-13: 9780199582877 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Europe - Medieval - Political Science | Constitutions |
| Dewey: 942.033 |
| LCCN: 2012471331 |
| Series: Very Short Introductions |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.3" W x 6.7" (0.25 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Magna Carta is arguably the greatest constitutional document in recorded history, yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. This Very Short Introduction, which includes a full English translation of the 1215 Magna Carta, introduces the document to a modern audience, explaining its origins in the troubled reign of King John, and tracing the significant role that it played thereafter as a symbol of the subject's right to protection against the absolute authority of the sovereign. Drawing upon the great advances that have been made in our understanding of thirteenth-century English history, Nicholas Vincent demonstrates why the Magna Carta remains hugely significant today. |