Green, Leslie, <br/><br/>
The authority of the State / 
Leslie Green. 
 - x, 273 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/> Revision of the author's thesis (D. Phil.)--University of Oxford, 1984. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Social order and social relations -- The nature of authority -- The self-image of the state -- Authority and convention -- The social contract -- The consent of the governed -- Commitment and community -- The possibility of political obligation -- Obedience and civility. 
<br/><br/> "Arguing that only the consent of the governed can justify authority, this monograph investigates the nature of authority and the character of the state, evaluates the modern state's claim to authority over its citizens, and assesses the theories of conventionalism, contractarianism, and communitarianism"--Publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0198249268 9780198249269 0198273134 9780198273134 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>87036573  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Authority.<br/>State, The.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC571  / .G77 1988 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.2