Szijarto Istvan M. - Estates And Constitution The Parliament In Eighteenth - Century Hungary - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: 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. Istv n M. Szij rt traces the religious economic and partisan forces that shaped the Diet putting its historical significance in international perspective.
Title: Estates And Constitution The Parliament In Eighteenth - Century Hungary
Author(s): Szijarto Istvan M.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Barcode: 9781789208795
Pages: 362 Pages
Publication Date: 9/20/2020
Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies
Category: Constitutional & Administrative Law