The Military Revolution and Political Change: Origins of Democracy and Autocracy in Early Modern Europe
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Military Revolution and Political Change: Origins of Democracy and Autocracy in Early Modern Europe
By (Author) Brian Downing
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
30th March 1993
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
European history
History of ideas
Political structures: democracy
940.1
Physical Properties
Paperback
308
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
454g
Description
To examine the long-run origins of democracy and dictatorship, Downing focuses on the importance of medieval political configurations and of military modernization in the early modern period. Downing maintains that in late medieval times the development of constitutional arrangements predisposed Western Europe toward liberal democracy.
Reviews
"A refreshing return to a realistic view of political history."--William R. Hawkins, Chronicles
