Melvin Edelstein

The French Revolution and the Birth of Electoral Democracy (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Democracy is perhaps the defining characteristic of modern Western society, but even as late as the nineteenth century it was often viewed with suspicion by many who saw it as akin to anarchy and mob rule. Taking as its focus the French Revolution, this book explores how the experience in France influenced the emergence of electoral democracy, arguing - contrary to recent revisionist studies - that it was indeed the progenitor of modern representative democracy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317031260
• Artikelnr.: 44863992

Autorenporträt

Melvin Edelstein

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
The elections to the Estates General
Subjects into citizens
The first municipal elections
The first cantonal elections
The emergence of a new political elite in 1790
Revolutionary electoral culture and the dynamics of voting in assemblies
Elections of the Justices of the Peace
The elections of June 1791 for the first National Legislature
The elections of June and August-September 1791 and the renewal of the political personnel
The establishment of the First French Republic
Ratification of the constitutions of 1793 and 1795
The transformation of electoral politics in the Directory and Napoleonic periods
Conclusion
Appendices
Selected further reading
Indexes.