Political Deference in a Democratic Age

Chapter 1: Introduction: Why 'Deference'?
Part I: Theory of Deference from the Eighteenth Century to 1911 - Definitions in ContextChapter 2: The Constitution of Political DeferenceChapter 3: Deference and the Politics of NotablesChapter 4: Walter Bagehot, The 'Darwin of Deference'Chapter 5: The Dilemma(s) of Voluntary Deference in the Fin de Siècle.
Part II: The Practice of Deference in a Democratic Age - A User's GuideChapter 6: The Challenges to Voluntary Deference (1911-1945)Chapter 7: Voluntary Deference in Crisis (1945-1972)Chapter 8: The Rejection of Rational deference (1973-1997)Chapter 9: The 'Afterlife' of Deference (1997-2016)
Chapter 10: Conclusion: Deference for the Democratic Age.