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. Ed(S): Te Velde, Henk; Janse, Maartje - Organizing Democracy - 9783319500195 - V9783319500195
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Organizing Democracy

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Description for Organizing Democracy Hardback. Editor(s): Te Velde, Henk; Janse, Maartje. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political History. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book explores the new types of political organization that emerged in Western Europe and the United States during the nineteenth century, from popular meetings to single-issue organizations and political parties. The development of these has often been used to demonstrate a movement towards democratic representation or political institutionalization. This volume challenges the idea that the development of ‘democracy’ is a story of rise and progress at all. It is rather a story of continuous but never completely satisfying attempts of interpreting the rule of the people. Taking the perspective of nineteenth-century organizers as its point of departure, this study ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Political History
Number of Pages
295
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319500195
SKU
V9783319500195
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About . Ed(S): Te Velde, Henk; Janse, Maartje
Maartje Janse is Lecturer of Dutch History at Leiden University, Netherlands. Her research focuses on popular participation in politics in Europe and the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. She has published books and articles on a range of topics including the origins and political implications of reform movements; abolitionism as a transnational phenomenon; and the development of protest repertoires. ... Read more

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