The Rise of European Liberalism (Works of Harold J. Laski): An Essay in Interpretation

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Routledge, Oct 30, 2014 - Political Science - 290 pages

A valuable piece of intellectual history, readable in its own terms, this volume, beginning with the Renaissance and the Reformation, traces the growth of Liberal doctrine until the advent of the French Revolution. It shows the relation of Liberalism to the new economic system, and the impact of this upon science, philosophy and literature. The book explains how the same causes which produced the Liberal spirit also produced the reasons for the growth of Socialism.

 

Contents

Preface
9
I The Background
11
II The Seventeenth Century
86
III The Age of Enlightenment
161
The Aftermath
237
Notes
265
Index
281
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Harold J. Laski

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