Book contents
- Political Thought in Portugal and its Empire, c.1500–1800
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
- Political Thought in Portugal and its Empire, c.1500–1800
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Texts
- Introduction
- I. Political Thought, Empire and Global Rule
- II. Politics within a Catholic Framework
- III. Political Thought in the Age of Enlightenment
- Themes and Ideas for Reform
- Reformist Legislation
- Kingship, Fundamental Laws and Representation
- Prospects for Reform in the Late Eighteenth Century
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Kingship, Fundamental Laws and Representation
from III. - Political Thought in the Age of Enlightenment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 October 2021
Book contents
- Political Thought in Portugal and its Empire, c.1500–1800
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
- Political Thought in Portugal and its Empire, c.1500–1800
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Texts
- Introduction
- I. Political Thought, Empire and Global Rule
- II. Politics within a Catholic Framework
- III. Political Thought in the Age of Enlightenment
- Themes and Ideas for Reform
- Reformist Legislation
- Kingship, Fundamental Laws and Representation
- Prospects for Reform in the Late Eighteenth Century
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Summary
These excerpts were translated from José de Seabra da Silva, Deducção chronológica, e analytica. Parte segunda (Lisbon: Officina de Miguel Manescal da Costa, 1767). Seabra da Silva’s footnotes have not been translated; his bibliographical references have been placed in angle brackets < > because it is not certain to which editions these refer.
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- Political Thought in Portugal and its Empire, c.1500–1800 , pp. 275 - 297Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021