Description
Since the Enlightenment, liberalism as a concept has been foundational for European identity and politics, even as it has been increasingly interrogated and contested. This comprehensive study takes a fresh look at the diverse understandings and interpretations of the idea of liberalism in Europe, encompassing not just the familiar movements, doctrines, and political parties that fall under the heading of "liberal" but also the intertwined historical currents of thought behind them. Here we find not an abstract, universalized liberalism, but a complex and overlapping configuration of liberalisms tied to diverse linguistic, temporal, and political contexts.
Author: Michael Freeden
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 11/11/2022
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781800736351
ISBN10: 1800736355
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Ideologies | Conservatism & Liberalism
- History | Europe | General
- Philosophy | Political
About the Author
Jörn Leonhard is Full Professor in Modern European History at Freiburg University. From 2007 to 2012 he was one of the Founding Directors of the School of History of the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS). In 2015, he was elected member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences.