Foundations of Representative Government in Maryland, 1632–1715 - Rilegato

Jordan, David William

 
9780521329415: Foundations of Representative Government in Maryland, 1632–1715

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This book traces the earliest forms of representative government which were found in Maryland.

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Descrizione del libro

The earliest forms of representative government were to be found in Maryland from its founding in 1632. David W. Jordan traces the establishment of the legislative assembly, its development through the seventeenth century, and changing opinions about its proper place in the governance of Maryland.

Contenuti

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 'For the good and happy government' of Maryland; Part I: 'In the Infancy of This Plantation': 1632–1660: 1. 'A country … newly planted'; 2. 'Divers occurrences and difficulties'; Part II. 'Lord Baltimore's Politick Maximes': 1660–1689: 3. 'For the most part good ordinary householders'; 4. 'To liken us to a conquered people'; Part III. 'Wee Your Majesties Most Humble and Loyall Subjects': 1689–1715: 5. 'By the name of the country borne'; 6. 'We more immediately represent the people'; Epilogue: 'Our present happy protestant constitution'; Appendixes; A note on the sources; Index.

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9780521521222: Foundations of Representative Government in Maryland, 1632-1715

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ISBN 10:  052152122X ISBN 13:  9780521521222
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2002
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