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Making Sense of Constitutional Monarchism in Post-Napoleonic France and Germany

Making Sense of Constitutional Monarchism in Post-Napoleonic France and Germany

by M. Prutsch
Making Sense of Constitutional Monarchism in Post-Napoleonic France and Germany
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Making Sense of Constitutional Monarchism in Post-Napoleonic France and Germany

Making Sense of Constitutional Monarchism in Post-Napoleonic France and Germany

by M. Prutsch

Overview

Focusing on the genesis of 'constitutional monarchism' in the context of the French Restoration and its favourable reception in post-Napoleonic Germany, this study highlights the potential and limitations of a daring attempt to improve traditional forms of monarchical legitimacy by means of a modern representative constitution.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781137291653
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 12/03/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 341
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

MARKUS J. PRUTSCH holds degrees in History and Political Science. He received his Ph.D. from the European University Institute Florence, Italy. In 2009 he was awarded the Bruno-Kreisky-Prize for Political Literature. Researcher at the University of Helsinki from 2009 to 2012, he is now senior research administrator at the European Parliament in Brussels.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction The Charte and Constitutional Monarchism Constitutional Discourse and Political Reality in Post-Napoleonic Germany Transfer and Reception: Bavaria and Baden as Case Studies Constitutional Practice: A Comparison Constitutional Monarchism: Reflections in Political Thought Results Bibliography
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