Austin: The Province of Jurisprudence Determined / Edition 1

by John Austin, Wilfrid E. Rumble

Overview

The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832) is a classic of nineteenth-century English jurisprudence, a subject on which Austin eventually had a profound impact. This edition includes the complete and unabridged text of the fifth (1885) and last edition. The comprehensive introduction discusses Austin's life, the main themes of his book, leading criticisms of his ideas, and recent interpretations of his legal philosophy. A bibliography and biographical synopses of the principal figures mentioned in the text are also included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521447560
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/09/1995
Series:	Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	344
Sales rank:	872,485
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.79(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Note on the text; Chronology of John Austin's life; Selected bibliography; Biographical notes; The Province of Jurisprudence Determined; Abstract of lectures; Analysis of lectures; Lecture I; Lecture II; Lecture III; Lecture IV; Lecture V; Lecture VI; Index.