Political Representation in the Ancien Régime
- Manuel Herrero Sánchez coord.
- Joaquim Albareda coord.
Editorial: Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN: 9781032094939, 9780429813337, 9781138335325
Ano de publicación: 2019
Tipo: Libro
Resumo
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.