From Classical to Modern Republicanism: Reflections on England, Scotland, America, and France

ISBN-13: 9780367509873 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 202 str.

Mark Hulliung

Opis

What did it mean and does it still mean anything to say that a country is a republic? Why does it matter? This book addresses a historical debate that has present day implications, especially for our understanding of liberalism in America, England, Scotland, and France.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The Use and Abuse of History  2. "Republicanism": Revisiting the Career of a Concept  3. Republicans Before the Republic: Helvétius, Holbach, and Saige  4. Republics Without Borders: Richard Price, Joseph Priestley, Catharine Macaulay, and Thomas Paine  5. What Is Living, What Is Dead in "Republicanism?"

O autorze

Mark Hulliung is Richard Koret Professor of History at Brandeis University.