Violence and Legitimacy : European Monarchy in the Age of Revolutions.

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...

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Main Author: Sellin, Volker
Format: eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2017.
Subjects:
Violence.
violence.
HISTORY > World.
Violence
Aristocracy (Social class)
Legitimacy of governments
Monarchy
Politics and government
Europe
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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