Legitimacy and Power Politics : The American and French Revolutions in International Political Culture /

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This book examines the causes and consequences of a major transformation in both domestic and international politics: the shift from dynastically legitimated monarchical sovereignty to popularly legitimated national sovereignty. It analyzes the impact of Enlightenment discourse on politics in eighte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bukovansky, Mlada (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2002]
Edition:Course book.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sovereignty.
Social sciences.
Political science.
Legitimacy of governments.
History.
Enlightenment.
sovereignty.
history (discipline)
Souverainete.
Legitimite des gouvernements.
Histoire.
Siecle des Lumieres.
History
Social sciences > Popular Culture.
Social sciences > Anthropology > Cultural.
Political science > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter One. Introduction: The Transformation of Legitimacy
  • Chapter Two. International Political Culture and Systemic Change
  • Chapter Three. Old Regime Political Culture
  • Chapter Four. The American Revolution
  • Chapter Five. The French Revolution
  • Chapter Six. Conclusion: Fractured Hegemony and the Seeds of Change
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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