Elections in the French Revolution : An Apprenticeship in Democracy, 1789-1799 (Paperback)

Introduction; 1. Subjects to citizens? The elections to the Estates General and the Revolution; 2. The limits of citizenship: the Franchise question, 1789?91; 3. Biting on the ballot: from enthusiasm to abstention, 1790?1; 4. One man one vote? The experiment with electoral democracy in 1792; 5. Voting the constitution: the referenda of 1793 and 1795; 6. Parties, schisms and purges: elections under the Directory, 1795?9; 7. An invisible aristocracy? The departmental assemblies and the emergence of a new political class; Conclusion.