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03900aam a2200601 i 4500 001 118A2774177D11EC850ADFAD22ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210917010313 008 201122t20212021enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020042675 020 $a 1108829201 020 $a 9781108829205 020 $a 1108842496 020 $a 9781108842495 035 $a (OCoLC)1202060458 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d ERASA $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-ie--- $a n------ $a s------ $a e-ie--- 050 00 $a JN900 $b .B85 2021 100 1 $a Bulman, William J., $d 1979- $e author. 245 14 $a The rise of majority rule in early modern Britain and its empire / $c William J. Bulman. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2021. 300 $a xiv, 279 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Consensus in the Commons, 1547-1642 -- Consensus imperiled, 1640-1641 -- Consensus destroyed, 1641-1643 -- Revolutionary decisions, 1643-1660 -- The majority institutionalized, 1660-1800 -- Little parliaments in the Atlantic colonies, 1613-1789. 520 $a "This book is the first history of the origins of majority rule in modern representative government. It charts and explains the emergence of majority voting as a global standard for decision-making in popular assemblies. It focuses on the crucial moment in the majority's triumph: its sudden appearance in the English House of Commons and its embrace by the elected assemblies of Britain's Atlantic colonies in the age of the English, Glorious, and American Revolutions. These events made it overwhelmingly likely that the United Kingdom, the United States, and their former dependencies would become and remain fundamentally majoritarian polities. This history provides essential insights for scholarly and wider public discussions about the state of democratic governance today. It promises to recast discussions in a series of fields across the humanities and social sciences about the nature, promise, and perils of majority rule"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 10 $a Great Britain. $b House of Commons $b House of Commons $x History. 610 17 $a Great Britain. $b House of Commons. $b House of Commons. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00537373 650 0 $a Representative government and representation $z Great Britain $x History. 650 0 $a Majorities. 650 0 $a Democracy $z Great Britain $x History. 650 0 $a Parliamentary practice $z Great Britain $x History. 650 0 $a Legislative bodies $z America $x History. 650 0 $a Legislative bodies $z Ireland $x History. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Administration. $x Administration. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Politics and government $y 1485- 650 7 $a British colonies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01910374 650 7 $a Colonies $x Administration. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00868457 650 7 $a Democracy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00890077 650 7 $a Legislative bodies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00995690 650 7 $a Majorities. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01006241 650 7 $a Parliamentary practice. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01053793 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Representative government and representation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01094941 651 7 $a America. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01239786 651 7 $a Great Britain. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204623 651 7 $a Ireland. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205427 648 7 $a Since 1485 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Bulman, William J., 1979- $t Rise of majority rule in early modern Britain and its empire $d Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021 $z 9781108909648 $w (DLC) 2020042676 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231021020527.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=118A2774177D11EC850ADFAD22ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search