To the uttermost parts of the earth: legal imagination and international power 1300–1870
Auteur :
Koskenniemi, Martti
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521745345
Date de publication :
26 août 2021
Dimensions :
22,7 x 15,2 x 5,3 cm
Poids :
1770 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The book demonstrates the vital role of played by legal imagination in the history of European State-formation in 1300–1870. After lawyers had learned to connect sovereignty with property rights at home, both ideas would eventually expand and lay the groundwork for the modern international order and global capitalism.