The age of the democratic revolution a political history of Europe and America, 1760-1800
For the Western world, the period from 1760 to 1800 was the great revolutionary era in which the outlines of the modern democratic state came into being. Here for the first time in one volume is R. R. Palmer's magisterial account of this incendiary age. Palmer argues that the American, French,...
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Princeton, N.J
Princeton University Press
2014
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| Edition: | REV - Revised |
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| ISBN: | 0691161283, 9780691161280 |
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Table of Contents:
- The age of the democratic revolution: a political history of Europe and America, 1760-1800 -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Foreword -- Part 1: the Challenge -- Preface to Part 1 -- Chapter I. The Age of the Democratic Revolution -- Chapter II. Aristocracy about 1760: the Constituted Bodies -- Chapter III. Aristocracy about 1760: Theory and Practice -- Chapter IV. Clashes with Monarchy -- Chapter V. A Clash with Democracy: Geneva and Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- Chapter VI. The British Parliament between King and People -- Chapter VII. The American Revolution: The Forces in Conflict -- Chapter VIII. The American Revolution: The People as Constituent Power -- Chapter IX. Europe and the American Revolution -- Chapter X. Two Parliaments Escape Reform -- Chapter XI. Democrats and Aristocrats-Dutch, Belgian, and Swiss -- Chapter XII. The Limitations of Enlightened Despotism -- Chapter XIII. The Lessons of Poland -- Chapter XIV. The French Revolution: The Aristocratic Resurgence -- Chapter XV. The French Revolution: The Explosion of 1789 -- Part 2: The Struggle -- Preface to Part 2 -- Chapter XVI. The Issues and the Adversaries -- Chapter XVII. The Revolutionizing of the Revolution -- Chapter XVIII. Liberation and Annexation: 1792-1793 -- Chapter XIX. The Survival of the Revolution in France -- Chapter XX. Victories of the Counter-Revolution in Eastern Europe -- Chapter XXI. The Batavian Republic -- Chapter XXII. The French Directory: Mirage of the Moderates -- Chapter XXIII. The French Directory between Extremes -- Chapter XXIV. The Revolution Comes to Italy -- Chapter XXV. The Cisalpine Republic -- Chapter XXVI. 1798: The High Tide of Revolutionary Democracy -- Chapter XXVII. The Republics at Rome and Naples -- Chapter XXVIII. The Helvetic Republic -- Chapter XXIX. Germany: the Revolution of the Mind -- Chapter XXX. Britain: Republicanism and the Establishment -- Chapter XXXI. America: Democracy Native and Imported -- Chapter XXXII. Climax and Dénouement -- Appendix I. References for the Quotations at Heads of Chapters -- Appendix II. Translations of Metrical Passages -- Appendix III. Excerpts from Certain Basic Legal Documents -- Appendix IV. The Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776, and the French Declaration of Rights of 1789 -- Appendix V. 'Democratic' and 'Bourgeois' Characteristics in the French Constitution of 1791: Property Qualifications in France, Britain, and America -- Index.
- Front Matter Table of Contents List of Maps FOREWORD PREFACE TO PART 1 CHAPTER I: THE AGE OF THE DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION CHAPTER II: ARISTOCRACY ABOUT 1760: CHAPTER III: ARISTOCRACY ABOUT 1760: CHAPTER IV: CLASHES WITH MONARCHY CHAPTER V: A CLASH WITH DEMOCRACY: CHAPTER VI: THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT BETWEEN KING AND PEOPLE CHAPTER VII: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: CHAPTER VIII: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: CHAPTER IX: EUROPE AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION CHAPTER X: TWO PARLIAMENTS ESCAPE REFORM CHAPTER XI: DEMOCRATS AND ARISTOCRATS—DUTCH, BELGIAN, AND SWISS CHAPTER XII: THE LIMITATIONS OF ENLIGHTENED DESPOTISM CHAPTER XIII: THE LESSONS OF POLAND CHAPTER XIV: THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: CHAPTER XV: THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: PREFACE TO PART 2 CHAPTER XVI: THE ISSUES AND THE ADVERSARIES CHAPTER XVII: THE REVOLUTIONIZING OF THE REVOLUTION CHAPTER XVIII: LIBERATION AND ANNEXATION: CHAPTER XIX: THE SURVIVAL OF THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE CHAPTER XX: VICTORIES OF THE COUNTER-REVOLUTION IN EASTERN EUROPE CHAPTER XXI: THE BATAVIAN REPUBLIC CHAPTER XXII: THE FRENCH DIRECTORY: CHAPTER XXIII: THE FRENCH DIRECTORY BETWEEN EXTREMES CHAPTER XXIV: THE REVOLUTION COMES TO ITALY CHAPTER XXV: THE CISALPINE REPUBLIC CHAPTER XXVI: 1798: CHAPTER XXVII: THE REPUBLICS AT ROME AND NAPLES CHAPTER XXVIII: THE HELVETIC REPUBLIC CHAPTER XXIX: GERMANY: CHAPTER XXX: BRITAIN: CHAPTER XXXI: AMERICA: CHAPTER XXXII: CLIMAX AND DÉNOUEMENT APPENDIX I. APPENDIX II. APPENDIX III. APPENDIX IV. APPENDIX V. INDEX
- Cover Title Page, Copyright Contents List of Maps Foreword Part 1: The Challenge Preface to Part 1 I. The Age of the Democratic Revolution II. Aristocracy about 1760: The Constituted Bodies III. Aristocracy about 1760: Theory and Practice IV. Clashes with Monarchy V. A Clash with Democracy: Geneva and Jean-Jacques Rousseau VI. The British Parliament between King and People VII. The American Revolution: The Forces in Conflict VIII. The American Revolution: The People as Constituent Power IX. Europe and the American Revolution X. Two Parliaments Escape Reform XI. Democrats and Aristocrats—Dutch, Belgian, and Swiss Preface to Part 2 XII. The Limitations of Enlightened Despotism XIII. The Lessons of Poland XIV. The French Revolution: The Aristocratic Resurgence XV. The French Revolution: The Explosion of 1789 Part 2: The Struggle XVI. The Issues and the Adversaries XVII. The Revolutionizing of the Revolution XVIII. Liberation and Annexation: 1792–1793 XIX. The Survival of the Revolution in France XX. Victories of the CounterRevolution in Eastern Europe XXI. The Batavian Republic XXII. The French Directory: Mirage of the Moderates XXIII. The French Directory between Extremes XXIV. The Revolution Comes to Italy XXV. The Cisalpine Republic XXVI. 1798: The High Tide of Revolutionary Democracy XXVII. The Republics at Rome and Naples XXVIII. The Helvetic Republic XXIX. Germany: The Revolution of the Mind XXX. Britain: Republicanism and the Establishment XXXI. America: Democracy Native and Imported XXXII. Climax and Dénouement Appendixes I. References for the Quotations at Heads of Chapters II. Translations of Metrical Passages III. Excerpts from Certain Basic Legal Documents IV. The Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776, and the French Declaration of Rights of 1789 V. “Democratic” and “Bourgeois” Characteristics in the French Constitution of 1791: Property Qualifications in France, Britain, and America Index