From antagonist to protagonist: 'Democracy' and 'people' in British parliamentary debates, 1775–1885.
'Democracy' is a central word of our current political lexicon, often defined as 'the power of the people'. However, in 19th century Britain, 'democracy' was not characterized by the rule of the 'people' but by the power of lower classes, of the 'populace' and the 'mob'. In political discourse, and...
| Published in: | Digital Scholarship in the Humanities Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 759 - 776 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Dec2020
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