Realities of representation [[electronic resource] ] : state building in early modern Europe and European America / / edited by Maija Jansson

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Disciplina: 909.08; 940.2/3
• Soggetto topico: Representative government and representation - History
• Soggetto geografico: Europe Politics and government 1492-1648 Congresses; Europe Politics and government 1648-1789 Congresses; United States Politics and government To 1775 Congresses; Canada Politics and government 18th century Congresses
• Altri autori: JanssonMaija
• Note generali: Revisions of papers presented at a conference entitled Parliaments, Peoples, and Powers held at Yale University in 2005.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Introduction: Realities of Representation: State Building in Early Modern Europe and European America; EARLY MODERN EUROPE; EUROPEAN AMERICA; Conclusion: New Approaches to Early Modern Representation; Afterword: Representative Government: How Sure a Thing?; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers an examination of the idea of representation and the institutional realities that shaped it in early modern Europe and European America. Contributors demonstrate how a country's history, society, and national experience dictate how representation is realized in political institutions, including parliaments, riksdags and reichstags.
• Titolo autorizzato: Realities of representation
• ISBN: 1-283-52741-3; 9786613839862; 0-230-60365-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784249203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II