Overview
- Presents a new perspective on political organizing in the nineteenth century
- Focuses on two competing models of organizing: 'direct’ democracy and permanent organization
- Challenges the idea that the development of ‘democracy’ is a story of rise and progress
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Political History (PSPH)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Henk te Velde is Professor of Dutch History at Leiden University, Netherlands. He has written a number of articles about the transnational study of parliamentary and political culture, published three books on comparative Dutch history, and many edited volumes. His most recent examines the history of British and French parliamentary rhetoric and culture in the nineteenth century, Sprekende politiek:Redenaars en hun publiek in de parlementaire gouden eeuw (2015). He has been visiting fellow and visiting professor in Paris, Oxford and Berlin, and is one of the founders of the international Association for Political History.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Organizing Democracy
Book Subtitle: Reflections on the Rise of Political Organizations in the Nineteenth Century
Editors: Henk te Velde, Maartje Janse
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Political History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50020-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-50019-5Published: 30 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84299-8Published: 28 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-50020-1Published: 20 May 2017
Series ISSN: 2946-5176
Series E-ISSN: 2946-5184
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 295
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, History of Modern Europe, US History, Political History, World History, Global and Transnational History