Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-320) and index.
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In lieu of introduction -- The French doctrinaires and their epoch -- Between Scylla and Charybdis -- Democracy, civilization, and the French Revolution -- The sovereignty of reason -- Political power and the "new means of government" -- The battle for representative government --Representation and political capacity -- Publicity and representative government -- The elitist liberalism of the French doctrinaires revisited.
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Democracy-- France-- History-- 19th century.
Liberalism-- France-- History-- 19th century.
Representative government and representation-- France-- History-- 19th century.
Démocratie-- France-- Histoire-- 19e siècle.
Gouvernement représentatif-- France-- Histoire-- 19e siècle.