first edition
2005
by Kelsen, Hans. Max Knight (translator)
2005. ISBN-13: 9781584775782; ISBN-10: 1584775785. Kelsen, Hans. Pure Theory of Law. Translation from the Second German Edition by Max Knight. Originally published: Berkeley: University of California Press, 1967. x, 356 pp. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775782; ISBN-10: 1584775785. Paperback. New. $44.95 * Second revised and enlarged edition, a complete revision of the first edition published in 1934. A landmark in the development of modern jurisprudence, the pure theory of law defines law as a system of coercive norms created by the state that rests on the validity of a generally accepted Grundnorm, or basic norm, such (truncated)