Estates and constitution : the parliament in eighteenth-century Hungary / István M. Szijártó ; translated from the Hungarian by David Robert Evans

Englisch (Sprache des Originals: Ungarisch)

New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2020]

xii, 350 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten

18. századi Magyarország rendi országgyűlése

Includes bibliographical references and index

Erscheint auch als: Online-Ausgabe- Szijártó, István M: Estates and constitution. - New York : Berghahn Books, 2020

978-1-78920-879-5 hardback

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-1-78920-880-1 (Fernzugriff) ebook

*978-1-7892-0880-1

*Ungarn / Landtag / Stände / Geschichte 1680-1800

*Hungary -- Országgyűlés -- History ; Political participation -- Hungary -- History -- 18th century ; Hungary -- Politics and government -- 18th century

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: JN2121

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 328.439/09033;

Chapter 1. The Dualism of King and Estates -- Chapter 2. The Workings of the Machinery of the Diet -- Chapter 3. The Dualism of King and Estates Dominated by Confessional Questions -- Chapter 4. Taxes and Privileges -- Chapter 5. Government and Opposition at the Diet -- Chapter 6. Career Paths at the Diet -- Chapter 7. Realignments on the Estates' Side of the Political Arena -- Chapter 8. Texts and Discourse -- Chapter 9. County and Gentry -- Chapter 10. Historiographical Traditions and European Comparisons.

"Across eighteenth-century Europe, political power resided overwhelmingly with absolute monarchs, with notable exceptions including the much-studied British Parliament as well as the frequently overlooked Hungarian Diet, which placed serious constraints on royal power and broadened opportunities for political participation. Estates and Constitution provides a rich account of Hungarian politics during this period, restoring the Diet to its rightful place as one of the era's major innovations in government. István M. Szijártó traces the religious, economic, and partisan forces that shaped the Diet, putting its historical significance in international perspective"--

Beschafft aus Mitteln der Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung