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.
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.
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.
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.
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