Title: Inventing the people
Subtitle: the rise of popular sovereignty in England and America
First published: 1988
Description: Morgan argues, in effect, that representative democracy is a tool to bolster rule by the powerful few over the many; the majority are thus led to believe they control their own destiny. In this quietly subversive rereading of our history, American colonists perfected the fiction of popular rule by involving voters in extravagant electoral campaigns and by insisting that elected representatives derived their power from their constituents. Meanwhile, elitist colonial rulers who owned considerable property pulled strings to get their way. --from vendor description.
Subjects: History, Representative government and representation, Sovereignty, Regierung, Monarchie, Volkssouveranitat, Geschichte, Demokratie, Volkssoevereiniteit, Political science, New York Times reviewed
Places: United States, Great Britain
LC classification: JF1059.G7 M67 1988