The State

by Wilson Wilson

TOPICAL ANALYSIS. 8R0. I. The Early Forms of Government...................(........... 1-42 The Nature of the Question................................. 1 The Races to be the Aryans..................... 2 Semitic and Turanian Instance........................... 3 Government rested First upon Kinship........................ 4 Early History of the Family : Was it originally Patriarchal ? - 5 The Evidence...................................... 6 The Warrantable Conclusion......................... 7 From the Patriarchal Family to the State-................... 8 Prepossessions to be put away........................... 9 The State and the Land............................. 10 Contract vs. Status................................. 13 Theories Concerning the Origin of the the Contract Theory 14 Traditions of an Original Lawgiver........................... 15 Theory of the Divine Origin of the State...................... 16 The Theories and the Facts.............

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS; Topical Analysis vii; Prefacexxxiii; I The Earliest Forms of Government- 1; II The Governments of Greece 26; III The Government of Rome 01; IV Roman Dominion and Roman L,aw 142; V Teutonic Polity and Government during the Middle Ages 162; VI The Government of France 198; VII The Governments of Germany 247; VIII The Governments of Switzerland 300; IX The Dual Austria-Hungary, Sweden-Norway 333; X The Government of Great Britain 364; XI The Government of the United States 438; XII Summary : Constitutional and Administrative Developments 665; XIII The Nature and Forms of Government 672; XIV Its Nature and Development 687; XV The Functions of Government---- 612; XVI The Objects of Government 829

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690 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

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[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful for understanding Wilson's views of government and law prior to becoming the 28th president of the United States