William J. Bulman

Rise of Majority Rule in Early Modern Britain and Its Empire (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Explores the emergence of majority rule in the elected assemblies of early modern Britain and its Atlantic colonies over two centuries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108905688
• Artikelnr.: 70912452

Autorenporträt

William J. Bulman is Associate Professor of History and Global Studies in the Department of History at Lehigh University. His articles on the intellectual, religious, political, and cultural history of England and its empire have appeared in Past and Present, Historical Journal, and The Journal of British Studies. His previous publications include Anglican Enlightenment (2015) and, as co-editor with Robert G. Ingram, God in the Enlightenment (2016).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Consensus in the Commons, 1547-1642
3. Consensus imperiled, 1640-1641
4. Consensus destroyed, 1641-1643
5. Revolutionary decisions, 1643-1660
6. The majority institutionalized, 1660-1800
7. Little parliaments in the Atlantic Colonies, 1613-1789
8. Conclusion.