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The Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Helena Rosenblatt
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreWorld history
Social and political philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780691203966
ClassificationsDewey:320.5109
Audience
General
Illustrations 2 b/w illus.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 4 February 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

The changing face of the liberal creed from the ancient world to today The Lost History of Liberalism challenges our most basic assumptions about a political creed that has become a rallying cry-and a term of derision-in today's increasingly divided public square. Taking readers from ancient Rome to today, Helena Rosenblatt traces the evolution

Author Biography

Helena Rosenblatt is professor of history at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Her many books include Liberal Values: Benjamin Constant and the Politics of Religion and Thinking with Rousseau: From Machiavelli to Schmitt.

Reviews

"One of Foreign Affairs' Picks for Best of Books 2018" "One of Isthmus' Most Important Books of 2018 (Dave Cieslewicz)"