Political Representation in the Ancien Régime
Author | : Joaquim Albareda |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2018-09-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780429813320 |
ISBN-13 | : 0429813325 |
Rating | : 4/5 (325 Downloads) |
Download or read book Political Representation in the Ancien Régime written by Joaquim Albareda and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.