Planting Parliaments in Eurasia, 1850-1950 Concepts, Practices, and Mythologies

Parliaments are often seen as Western European and North American institutions and their establishment in other parts of the world as a derivative and mostly defective process. This book challenges such Eurocentric visions by retracing the evolution of modern institutions of collective decision-maki...

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Main Authors: Sablin, Ivan, Bandeira, Egas Moniz
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: United Kingdom Routledge 2021
Taylor and Francis
University of Heidelberg
Taylor & Francis
Edition:1
Series:Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
Subjects:
Asian History
Democracy
Eurasia
Eurasia > Politics and government > History
History
History & Theory
History and Archaeology
Imperialism
Legislative bodies
Legislative bodies > Eurasia > History
Nonfiction
parliaments
Political Ideologies
Political Institutions
Political Science
Politics
Social groups
Preparatory Committee
Political Consultative Council
Millet Meclisi
Central Government
CCP’s United Front Work
Kuban Cossacks
Zaporozhian Sich
Zhang Bojun
Haiguo Tuzhi
Ivan IV
Shen Junru
Tan Pingshan
Alexander III
Single Member Districts
United Front Work Department
State Duma
Privy Council
Zemskii Sobor
Tsuda Mamichi
Dongfang Zazhi
Nishi Amane
Qing Empire
Li Jishen
People’s Democratic Dictatorship
DPG
ISBN:1000393283, 9781000393286, 0367745860, 9780367745868, 0367691272, 9780367691271, 1000393313, 9781000393316
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Summary:Parliaments are often seen as Western European and North American institutions and their establishment in other parts of the world as a derivative and mostly defective process. This book challenges such Eurocentric visions by retracing the evolution of modern institutions of collective decision-making in Eurasia. Breaching the divide between different area studies, the book provides nine case studies covering the area between the eastern edge of Asia and Eastern Europe, including the former Russian, Ottoman, Qing, and Japanese Empires as well as their successor states. In particular, it explores the appeals to concepts of parliamentarism, deliberative decision-making, and constitutionalism; historical practices related to parliamentarism; and political mythologies across Eurasia. It focuses on the historical and “reestablished” institutions of decision-making, which consciously hark back to indigenous traditions and adapt them to the changing circumstances in imperial and postimperial contexts. Thereby, the book explains how representative institutions were needed for the establishment of modernized empires or postimperial states but at the same time offered a connection to the past.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
Electronic reproduction. Abingdon: Routledge, 2021. Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
MODID-943f4d11b5b:Taylor & Francis
ISBN:1000393283
9781000393286
0367745860
9780367745868
0367691272
9780367691271
1000393313
9781000393316
DOI:10.4324/9781003158608