Magna Carta: Text and Commentary
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Book Overview
A classic classroom reference since its 1964 publication, this indispensable volume offers the full text of Magna Carta in English, as well as a chapter-by-chapter discussion of its history and provisions. In his newly revised commentary on this founding document in the history of constitutionally limited governments, A.E. Dick Howard places the charter in context of the extraordinary surge of constitutionalism in the aftermath of the Cold War. Magna Carta: Text and Commentary is a cogent introduction to Magna Carta that students everywhere can readily appreciate.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813901219
ISBN13:9780813901213
Release Date:January 1965
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:72 Pages
Weight:0.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.4" x 8.2"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Excellent, every student should read this...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
What a compact way to explain the Magna Charta in a concise way. I'm enjoying learning more and introducing it to my kids - we all need to be reading up on history. But, beware of the guise of the history these days! This was the real deal...well done.
Short summary of Magna Carta makes easy reading
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
The author, A.E.Dick Howard, a well-known scholar on Magna Carta has managed to pack in a few pages a highly readable synopsis of all provisions of the Great Charter that King John granted to the barons, sword in hand, in June 1215. This Charter has great importance in its foreshadowing American constitutional provisions on such fundamental rights as freedom of our religious institutions from governmental interference, right of the people to petition the government for redress of grievances, right of temporary insurrection to restore the Constitution in case of tyranny (chapter 61 of the Charter, Second Amendment to the US Constitution), due process of law, speedy trial by jury, fair trials, proportionate punishment (ban on cruel and unusual punishments). Summarizing: this short work is an excellent, highly readable authoritative introduction to the Great Charter.
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