Présentation de l'éditeur: "This volume of essays explores the rise of parliament in the historical imagination of early modern England. The enduring controversy about the nature of parliament informs nearly all debates about the momentous religious, political and governmental c…
This volume of essays explores the rise of parliament in the historical imagination of early modern England. The enduring controversy about the nature of parliament informs nearly all debates about the momentous religious, political and governmental changes of the period - most …
This volume of essays explores the rise of parliament in the historical imagination of early modern England. The enduring controversy about the nature of parliament informs nearly all debates about the momentous religious, political and governmental changes of the period - most …
This volume of essays explores the rise of parliament in the historical imagination of early modern England. The enduring controversy about the nature of parliament informs nearly all debates about the momentous religious, political and governmental changes of the period - most …
The internet debate since 1990 -- The permanent platform: Parliament online, 1996-2020 -- Technology and transformation: perspectives up to 1945 -- Disillusion and expectation, 1945-1990 -- The political and constitutional context -- Computers, networks and Parliament up to 1996…
The story of how the UK Parliament came to use the Internet from the 1960s onwards has never been told. Electrified Democracy places the impact of technology on parliamentary workings in its longer term historical context. The author identifies repeating patterns of perception a…
"Since 1970, the Law in Context series has been at the forefront of a movement to broaden the study of law. The series is a vehicle for the publication of innovative monographs and texts that treat law and legal phenomena critically in their cultural, social, political, technolo…
"Since 1970, the Law in Context series has been at the forefront of a movement to broaden the study of law. The series is a vehicle for the publication of innovative monographs and texts that treat law and legal phenomena critically in their cultural, social, political, technolo…
Consensus in the Commons, 1547-1642 -- Consensus imperiled, 1640-1641 -- Consensus destroyed, 1641-1643 -- Revolutionary decisions, 1643-1660 -- The majority institutionalized, 1660-1800 -- Little parliaments in the Atlantic colonies, 1613-1789. "This book is the first history …
"This book is the first history of the origins of majority rule in modern representative government. It charts and explains the emergence of majority voting as a global standard for decision-making in popular assemblies. It focuses on the crucial moment in the majority's triumph…
"This book is the first history of the origins of majority rule in modern representative government. It charts and explains the emergence of majority voting as a global standard for decision-making in popular assemblies. It focuses on the crucial moment in the majority's triumph…
"This book is the first history of the origins of majority rule in modern representative government. It charts and explains the emergence of majority voting as a global standard for decision-making in popular assemblies. It focuses on the crucial moment in the majority's triumph…
"Upon declaring independence from Britain in July 1776, the United States Congress urgently needed to establish its credentials as a legitimate government that could credibly challenge the claims of the British Crown. In large measure this legitimacy rested upon setting in place…
"Upon declaring independence from Britain in July 1776, the United States Congress urgently needed to establish its credentials as a legitimate government that could credibly challenge the claims of the British Crown. In large measure this legitimacy rested upon setting in place…