The age of liberty Sweden 1719-1772
This book analyses the principles and practice of the Swedish constitution, and the nature and functioning of Swedish parties, during a period when Sweden was 'the freest country in the world'. It also considers why Gustav III was so easily able to bring the Age of Liberty to an end.
Print Book, English, 2002
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Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 2002
IX, 233 Seiten
9780521527071, 0521527074
1074399618
Preface; Introduction; 1. The predicament of a minor power; 2. Swedish liberty: in principle and in practice; 3. The rise of party, 1734–1746; the Hat ascendancy, 1747–1764; 4. The Caps in power, 1765–1769; 5. The end of an age; Bibliography; Index.
Bibliographie S. 218-226