Political clubs during the French Revolution [ Politics & Society / Clubs & Societies ]
… and delegitimised them to much of the public. Those factors include ideology, circumstances and the weakness of the state. The inability and, in some instances, unwillingness of the state to assert its authority in key domains, such as taxation, calumnious speech and the grain trade, created a vacuum … to fill. Lacking the constitutional legitimacy to do so, however, the clubs were accused of undermining and usurping state power. Practices > Politics & Society Places > Clubs & Societies Keywords Clubs Crime Debate Democracy French …
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