John Adams and the Constitutional History of the Medieval British Empire

By James Muldoon

Book Overview

Compares constitutional arguments at the time of the American Revolution with the constitutional history of medieval BritainArgues that the American revolutionaries were influenced by institutions and ideas developed in the Middle Ages
Focuses on John Adams' writings, demonstrating how Adams turned to the constitutional history of medieval Britain to challenge the claims of the contemporary British government

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331966476X
• ISBN13: 9783319664767
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"