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The Gargantuan Polity: On the Individual and the Community in the French Renaissance

by Michael Randall
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Synopsis

The Gargantuan Polity examines political, legal, theological, and literary texts in the late Middle Ages, to show how individuals were defined by contracts of mutual obligation, which allowed rulers to hold power due to approval of their subjects.

About the Author, Michael Randall

MICHAEL RANDALL is an associate professor in the Department of Romance Studies at Brandeis University.

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Book Details

Published
November 1, 2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780802098146

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