Political Representation in the Ancien Régime

"What kind of political representation existed in the Ancien Régime? Which social sectors were given a voice, and how were they represented in the institutions? These are some of the issues addressed by the authors of this book from different institutional angles (monarchies and republics; parliaments and municipalities), from various European territories and finally from a connected and comparative perspective. The aim is twofold: analyse the different mechanisms of political representation before Liberalism, their strengths and limitations; value the processes of oligarchisation and the possible mismatch between a libertarian model and a reality which was far from its idealised image"--

שנה

2018

שפה

English

הוצאה

Taylor & Francis Group

מהדורות

6

עמודים

351

ISBN

9781138335325

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata