Parliamentarism - From Burke to Weber

List of contents

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The eighteenth-century House of Commons; 2. Edmund Burke's theory of parliamentary politics; 3. The French Revolution and the liberal parliamentary turn; 4. Reinventing parliamentarism: the significance of Benjamin Constant; 5. Democracy in America, parliamentarism in France: Tocqueville's unconventional parliamentary liberalism; 6. John Stuart Mill and the Victorian theory of Parliament; Conclusion.

About the author

William Selinger is Lecturer in European History, 1700–1850 at University College London. He is a historian of political thought whose work has focused on the development of modern theories of democracy, representative government, and the state. His articles have appeared in a variety of political theory and intellectual history journals. Prior to publication, this book was awarded the Annual Montreal Political Theory Manuscript Award, 2017.

Summary

Offering novel interpretations of canonical liberal authors, including Burke, Constant, and Mill, this history of liberal political ideas suggests a new paradigm for interpreting the development of modern political thought, inspiring fresh perspectives on historical issues from the eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries.

Product details

• Authors: William Selinger
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781108468855
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46885-5
• Dimensions: 230 mm x 155 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 400 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Ideas in Context
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies