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  • Aliens in Medieval Law: The Origins of Modern Citizenship

    Aliens in Medieval Law by Kim, Keechang;

    The Origins of Modern Citizenship

    Series: Cambridge Studies in English Legal History;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Cambridge University Press
    • Date of Publication 7 December 2000

    • ISBN 9780521800853
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages264 pages
    • Size 236x157x22 mm
    • Weight 520 g
    • Language English
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    Short description:

    An original reinterpretation of the legal aspects of feudalism, and the important distinction between citizens and non-citizens.

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    Long description:

    This reinterpretation of the legal status of foreigners in medieval England boldly rejects the canonical view which has for centuries dominated the imagination of historians and laymen alike. Keechang Kim proposes an understanding of the genesis of the modern legal regime and the important distinction between citizens and non-citizens. Making full use of medieval and early modern sources, Kim offers a compelling argument that the late medieval changes in legal treatment of foreigners are vital to an understanding of the shift of focus from status to the State, and that the historical foundation of the modern state system should be sought in this shift of outlook. The book contains a re-evaluation of the legal aspects of feudalism, examining, in particular, how the feudal legal arguments were transformed by the political theology of the Middle Ages to become the basis of the modern legal outlook.

    Review of the hardback: '[His] general analysis of the redefinition of aliens in the move from Status to Stato/Etat/State [is] very original and very convincing.' Quentin Skinner

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    Table of Contents:

    1. Introduction; Part I. History: 2. Foreign merchants; 3. Foreign clerks; 4. Foreign religious houses; 5. Birth beyond the sea; 6. Faith and allegiance; Part II. Historiography: 7. Littleton, Rastell and Plowden; 8. Calvin's case (1608); 9. Conclusion.

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