Early Modern Concepts for a Late Modern World
Althusius on Community and Federalism
by Thomas O. Hueglin
ISBN: 0889203229
ISBN-13: 9780889203228
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ Pr
Published date: 1999
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.3 pounds
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Early Modern Concepts for a Late Modern World: Althusius on Community and Federalism
Hueglin, Thomas O
Waterloo: Wilfred Laurier University Press, 1999. Hardcover. Fine. As new./Fine. As new.. no. Places Althusius in the context of his times and explains the main features of his political thought. Cloth boards. Heavy book may require more postage. Hardcover ( more information) Offered by Old Goat Books (Canada)
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