La formació del poder polític als segles XII-XV i els orígens medievals de l'Estat. Historia política i historia del Dret: bibliografía recent en llengua francesa (1984-1994)

Abstract

Without seeking to compartmentalize different areas of historical knowledge, this article aims to promote studies of political history in an attempt to understand the nature and practice of political power in the Middle Ages. We stress the role of the history of law in this effort to renew the history of politics, and underline the need for multidisciplinary approaches to the problem of power. As our model we propose something similar to the project set up by the French CNRS between 1985 and 1988 entitled "Genèse de l'Etat Moderne" and its follow-up, "The Origin of the Modern State" run by the European Science Foundation between 1988 and 1992. We record the bibliography published in French between 1984 and 1994 on political and legal history, especially texts which in the opinion of the compiler refer to the origins of the state and the formation of political power in France or in Europe in general between the fifth and fifteenth centuries.