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Violence and Legitimacy : European Monarchy in the Age of Revolutions.
Benjamin Constant distinguished two kinds of government: unlawful government based on violence, and legitimate government based on the general will. In Europe monarchy was for over a thousand years considered the natural form of legitimate government. The sources of its legitimacy were the dynastic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Preface; Preface to the German edition of 2011; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Violence; 3. Dynasty; 4. Religion; 5. Success in War; 6. Enlightenment; 7. Constitution; 8. Nation; 9. Social Reform; 10. Charisma; 11. Summary; 12. List of Abbreviations; 13. Picture Credits; 14. Bibliography; Index.