Elections in the French Revolution An Apprenticeship in Democracy, 17891799 [Paperback]

An exploration of the role of elections in the French Revolution based on extensive research in different regions of France.Elections occupied an important place in the French Revolution yet, until recently, they have received little attention. This book, the first on the subject in English, explores all types of election from 1789 to 1799 and is based on extensive research in the different regions of France. It is primarily concerned with electoral behaviour, an aspect of modern citizenship of great interest to historians and political scientists SH the main audience for this pioneering study of Europe's first apprenticeship in democracy.Elections occupied an important place in the French Revolution yet, until recently, they have received little attention. This book, the first on the subject in English, explores all types of election from 1789 to 1799 and is based on extensive research in the different regions of France. It is primarily concerned with electoral behaviour, an aspect of modern citizenship of great interest to historians and political scientists SH the main audience for this pioneering study of Europe's first apprenticeship in democracy.Elections occupied an important place in the French Revolution, yet, until recently, they have received little attention. This book, the first on the subject in English, explores all types of elections from 1789 to 1799 and is based on extensive research in the different regions of France. It is primarily concerned with electoral behavior, an aspect of modern citizenship of great interest to historians and political scientists, the main audience for this pioneering study of Europe's first apprenticeship in democracy.Introduction; 1. Subjects to citizens? The elections to the Estates General and the Revolution; 2. The limits of citizenship: the Franchise question, 178991; 3. Biting on the ballot: from enthusiasm to abstention, 17901; 4. One man one vote? The experiment with electoral democracy in 1792; 5. Voting the clS•