Representation and misrepresentation in later Stuart Britain : partisanship and political culture

Representation and misrepresentation in later Stuart Britain : partisanship and political culture / Mark Knights.

This book argues that the period from 1675 was the second stage of a 17th-century revolution that ran on until 1720. It traces the development of the public as an arbiter of politics, the growth of a national political culture, the shift towards a representative society, and a political enlightenmen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knights, Mark
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:OUP E-Books.
Subjects:
1600-1714
Public opinion > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Political parties > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Political culture > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Representative government and representation > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
HISTORY.
Political culture
Political parties
Politics and government
Politics and literature
Public opinion
Representative government and representation
Politieke cultuur.
Publieke opinie.
Politieke partijen.
Representatie (politicologie)
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1660-1714.
Great Britain
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Representation and the public
  • Introduction
  • Public politics
  • Petitions and addresses
  • Informing public judgement at the polls
  • Public discourse and truth
  • Introduction
  • The evolution of print culture and the libels of public discourse
  • Truth and fiction in the age of party
  • Consequences.

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