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OverviewRe-imagining Democracy in the Age of Revolutions charts a transformation in the way people thought about democracy in the North Atlantic region in the years between the American Revolution and the revolutions of 1848. In the mid-eighteenth century, 'democracy' was a word known only to the literate. It was associated primarily with the ancient world and had negative connotations: democracies were conceived to be unstable, warlike, and prone to mutate into despotisms. By the mid-nineteenth century, however, the word had passed into general use, although it was still not necessarily an approving term. In fact, there was much debate about whether democracy could achieve robust institutional form in advanced societies.In this volume, a cast of internationally-renowned contributors shows how common trends developed throughout the United States, France, Britain, and Ireland, particularly focussing on the era of the American, French, and subsequent European revolutions. Re-imagining Democracy in the Age of Revolutions argues that 'modern democracy' was not invented in one place and then diffused elsewhere, but instead was the subject of parallel re-imaginings, as ancient ideas and examples were selectively invoked and reworked for modern use. The contributions significantly enhance our understanding of the diversity and complexity of our democratic inheritance. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joanna Innes (Fellow and Tutor in Modern History, Fellow and Tutor in Modern History, Somerville College Oxford) , Mark Philp (Fellow and Tutor in Politics, Fellow and Tutor in Politics, Oriel College, University Lecturer in Political Theory)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9780198738817ISBN 10: 0198738811 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 14 May 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsINTRODUCTIONJoanna Innes and Mark Philp: AMERICA 1: Seth Cotlar: Languages of Democracy in America from the Revolution to the Election of 1800 2: Adam I.P. Smith: 'The Fortunate Banner': Languages of Democracy in the United States, c. 1848 3: Laura Edwards: The Contradictions of Democracy in American Institutions and Practices FRANCE 4: Ruth Scurr: Varieties of Democracy in the French Revolution 5: Michael Drolet: Nineteenth-Century French Political Thought and the Problem of the General Will 6: Malcolm Crook: Elections and Democracy in France, 1789-1848 BRITAIN 7: Mark Philp: Talking about Democracy: Britain in the 1790s 8: Joanna Innes, Mark Philp and Robert Saunders: The Rise of Democratic Discourse in the Reform Era: Britain in the 1830s and 40s 9: Joanna Innes: People and Power in British Politics to 1850 IRELAND 10: Ultán Gillen: Constructing Democratic Thought in Ireland, 1775 - 1800 11: Laurent Colantonio: 'Democracy' and the Irish People 1830-48 12: Sean Connolly: The Limits of Democracy: Ireland 1778-1848 SYNERGIESJoanna Innes and Mark Philp:ReviewsThis book is a considerable intellectual achievement that enhances our knowledge of our democratic inheritances. One looks forward to the next instalment and hopes that it will be broadened to embrace the late 19th century, when the democratic debate hardened into practical realities. Frank Prochaska, History Today Students of US and European intellectual and political history will find much of value in this volume ... Highly recommended. B.T. Browne, CHOICE Re-imagining Democracy therefore contributes valuable evidence and insights to the comparative history of postrevolutionary political cultures and explains how specific words carry multiple meanings in all struggles for political power. More generally, this volume shows how transnational studies of American and European societies are expanding historical knowledge and political analysis on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Lloyd Kramer, Journal of American History "These stimulating and pithy essays make for an unusually coherent collection * David Craig, English Historical Review * This book is a considerable intellectual achievement that enhances our knowledge of our democratic inheritances. One looks forward to the next instalment and hopes that it will be broadened to embrace the late 19th century, when the democratic debate hardened into practical realities. * Frank Prochaska, History Today * Students of US and European intellectual and political history will find much of value in this volume ... Highly recommended. * B.T. Browne, CHOICE * Re-imagining Democracy therefore contributes valuable evidence and insights to the comparative history of postrevolutionary political cultures and explains how specific words carry multiple meanings in all struggles for political power. More generally, this volume shows how transnational studies of American and European societies are expanding historical knowledge and political analysis on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. * Lloyd Kramer, Journal of American History * Re-Imagining Democracy provides a fresh overview of the intellectual history of democracy around the North Atlantic across the revolutionary era ... [it] will make historians think harder about which phenomena they choose to classify as ""democratic"". Re-Imagining Democracy merits close reading for scholars of the history of democracy and general revolutionary era. * Micah Alpaugh, H-Diplo, H-Net Reviews *" These stimulating and pithy essays make for an unusually coherent collection David Craig, English Historical Review This book is a considerable intellectual achievement that enhances our knowledge of our democratic inheritances. One looks forward to the next instalment and hopes that it will be broadened to embrace the late 19th century, when the democratic debate hardened into practical realities. Frank Prochaska, History Today Students of US and European intellectual and political history will find much of value in this volume ... Highly recommended. B.T. Browne, CHOICE Re-imagining Democracy therefore contributes valuable evidence and insights to the comparative history of postrevolutionary political cultures and explains how specific words carry multiple meanings in all struggles for political power. More generally, this volume shows how transnational studies of American and European societies are expanding historical knowledge and political analysis on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Lloyd Kramer, Journal of American History Re-Imagining Democracy provides a fresh overview of the intellectual history of democracy around the North Atlantic across the revolutionary era ... [it] will make historians think harder about which phenomena they choose to classify as democratic . Re-Imagining Democracy merits close reading for scholars of the history of democracy and general revolutionary era. Micah Alpaugh, H-Diplo, H-Net Reviews Author InformationJoanna Innes was educated in Britain and the United States. She has taught and researched at Oxford University for thirty years. Her interest in this subject grows out of her interest in government and political culture in Britain and elsewhere, especially during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Mark Philp has taught political theory in Oxford University for thirty years and has worked extensively on the political thinking and social movements of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in Britain, and on methodological approaches to the study of political ideas. The editors have co-organised a collaborative enquiry into the wider issues this book addresses since 2004. They are currently extending their collaborative project to examine similar issues in southern Europe and the Mediterranean. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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