Caesarism in the post-revolutionary age : crisis, populace and leadership / / by: Markus J. Prutsch
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| Autore: |
Prutsch Markus Josef <1981-, >
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| Titolo: |
Caesarism in the post-revolutionary age : crisis, populace and leadership / / by: Markus J. Prutsch
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (304 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 224/.106 |
| Soggetto topico: | Caesarism - Europe - History |
| Imperialism - Europe - History | |
| Democracy - Europe - History | |
| Dictatorship - Europe - History | |
| Authoritarianism - Europe - History | |
| Modern History (History) | |
| Political History (History) | |
| World History (History) | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Revolution and Crisis -- 3. 'Bonapartism' as Hazard and Promise -- 4. From Bonapartism to Caesarism: The Mid-Century and Louis-Napoleon -- 5. 'Germanic Caesarism' and the Bismarkckreich -- 6. Mass Democracy and 'Scientification': Caesarism at the turn of the Century -- 7. Outlook: Legacies of Caesarism -- 8. Results -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Debates about the legitimacy and 'essence' of political rule and the search for 'ideal' forms of government have been at the very heart of political thought ever since antiquity. Caesarism in the Post-Revolutionary Age explores the complex relationship between democracy and dictatorship from the 18th century onwards. More concretely, it assesses how democracy emerged as something compatible with dictatorship, both at the level of political thought and practice"-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Caesarism in the post-revolutionary age |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910417988803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Europe's legacy in the modern world