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Andrew Fletcher: Political Works

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Andrew Fletcher: Political Works
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Andrew Fletcher
Edited by John Robertson
SeriesCambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:300
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
ISBN/Barcode 9780521439947
ClassificationsDewey:320/.092 320.941109032 320
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 9 October 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1653-1716) was one of the most acute observers of the European political order of his time, and an important forerunner of the Scottish Enlightenment. Famous in his own day and since for his patriotic opposition to the Anglo-Scottish Union of 1707, Fletcher was an admirer of the ancients and a student of Machiavelli, who would adapt Machiavelli's strictly political concepts of a world increasingly shaped by commerce. His works address the fate of small nations dominated by larger, the advantages and disadvantages of great capital cities, and the prospects for new forms of political union which would be to the benefit of all of Europe's regions. This is the first complete modern edition of Fletcher's works. The editor's introduction draws on new research into Fletcher's life and thought, and the annotated text enables readers to appreciate for the first time the range and sharpness of Fletcher's analysis.