books.google.co.uk - This book examines the development of the theory and practice of constitutionalism, defined as a political system in which the coercive power of the state is controlled through a pluralistic distribution of political power. It explores the main venues of constitutional practice in ancient Athens, Republican...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Controlling_the_State.html?id=5OTyH71czwsC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareControlling the State