TY - BOOK AU - Prutsch,Markus J. TI - Caesarism in the Post-Revolutionary Age: Crisis, Populace and Leadership SN - 9781474267564 PB - Bloomsbury Academic KW - History / Modern KW - bisacsh KW - History KW - Electronic books N1 - Access copy available to the general public N2 - Debates about the legitimacy and 'essence' of political rule and the search for 'ideal' forms of government have been at the very heart of political thought ever since its beginnings in the Ancient World. Caesarism in the Post-Revolutionary Age explores the complex relationship between democracy and dictatorship from the 18th century onwards. More concretely, it assesses how, during the post-revolutionary period, democracy emerged as something compatible with dictatorship, both on the level of political thought and practice UR - https://openresearchlibrary.org/content/31c220a2-7c28-4733-83b2-dcc5c63931ea ER -