Title Constitutionalism, legitimacy, and power : nineteenth-century experiences / edited by Kelly L. Grotke and Markus J. Prutsch

Edition First edition Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 431 pages) Summary Critically analysing 19th century constitutions in tandem with the political and social circumstances of their creation, enactment, and stated objectives, this book explicitly counters any simplistic narratives asserting that constitutions offer a straightforward, law-based path to increasing democracy, equality and liberty Notes "This volume is the result of two working group meetings on constitutional history, held at the University of Helsinki in May 2010 and April 2011 under the auspices of the Research Project Europe 1815-1914"--Acknowledgements Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-417) and index Notes English Subject Constitutional history -- Europe -- 19th century -- Congresses LAW -- Constitutional. LAW -- Public. Constitutional history Europe Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Grotke, Kelly L, 1966- editor. Prutsch, Markus Josef, 1981- editor. ISBN 9780191789632 0191789631 9780191034701 0191034703

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