فرهنگ سیاسی جمهوری‌های خواهر، ۱۷۹۴-۱۸۰۶: فرانسه، هلند، سوئیس و ایتالیا

"Leading historians of the French, Batavian, Helvetic, Cisalpine and Neapolitan revolutions bridge the gap between the historiographies of the so-called 'Sister' Republics. They explore political culture as a set of discourses or political practices. Parliamentary practices, the comparability of 'universal' political concepts, late-eighteenth century Republicanism, the relationship between press and politics, and the interaction between the Sister Republics and France are studied from a comparative, transnational perspective."-- Publisher's description Table of Contents Timeline of the Sister Republics (1794-1806) The political culture of the Sister Republics ‘The political passions of other nations’. National choices and the European order in the writings of Germaine de Staël 1. The transformation of republicanism The transformation of republicanism in the Sister Republics ‘Republic’ and ‘democracy’ in Dutch late eighteenth-century revolutionary discourse New wine in old wineskins. Republicanism in the Helvetic Republic 2. Political concepts and languages Revolutionary concepts and languages in the Sister Republics of the late 1790s Useful citizens. Citizenship and democracy in the Batavian Republic, 1795-1801 From rights to citizenship to the Helvetian indigénat. Political integration of citizens under the Helvetic Republic The battle over ‘democracy’ in Italian political thought during the revolutionary triennio, 1796-1799 3. The invention of democratic parliamentary practices Parliamentary practices in the Sister Republics in the light of the French experience Making the most of national time. Accountability, transparency, and term limits in the first Dutch Parliament (1796-1797) The invention of democratic parliamentary practices in the Helvetic Republic. Some remarks The Neapolitan republican experiment of 1799. Legislation, balance of power, and the workings of democracy between theory and practice 4. Press, politics, and public opinion Censorship and press liberty in the Sister Republics. Some reflections 1798: A turning point? Censorship in the Batavian Republic Censorship and public opinion. Press and politics in the Helvetic Republic (1798-1803) Liberty of press and censorship in the first Cisalpine Republic 5. The Sister Republics and France Small nation, big sisters The national dimension in the Batavian Revolution. Political discussions, institutions, and constitutions The constitutional debate in the Helvetic Republic in 1800-1801. Between French influence and national self-government An unwelcome Sister Republic. Re-reading political relations between the Cisalpine Republic and the French Directory Bibliography List of contributors Notes Index A comparative scholarly volume on the political culture of the French, Batavian, Helvetic, Cisalpine, and Neapolitan revolutions, bridging the gap between the historiographies of the European revolutionary sphere of the so-called ‘Sister’ Republics in the period 1789 to 1805.

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