The French Revolution and the Birth of Electoral Democracy

By Melvin Edelstein

Democracy is perhaps the defining characteristic of modern Western society, but even as late as the nineteenth century it was often viewed with suspicion by many who saw it as akin to anarchy and mob rule. Taking as its focus the French Revolution, this book explores how the experience in France influenced the emergence of electoral democracy, arguing - contrary to recent revisionist studies - that it was indeed the progenitor of modern representative democracy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1409454711
• ISBN13: 9781409454717
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"