A Laboratory of Liberty - Paperback
by Marc Lerner
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Availability:In StockContributor:Marc LernerSeries:Studies in Central European HistoriesTheme:Chronological Period/18th Century, Chronological Period/19th CenturyPublish date:10/14/2011Pages:372
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004280939ISBN-10:9004280936UPC:9789004280939Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, Anthropology, ModernBook Topic:Cultural & Social, 18th CenturySize:9.40 x 6.30 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.431Product ID:SCXESY0TTF
Looking at a series of Swiss political debates, this book offers a case study of a revolutionary transformation to a rights-based society and political culture. Based on a tradition of political innovation and experimentation, Swiss citizens recalibrated their understanding of liberty and republicanism from 1750 to 1848. The resulting hybrid political culture centered around republican ideas, changing understandings of liberty and self-rule. Drawing from the public political debates in three characteristic cantons, A Laboratory of Liberty places the Swiss transformation into a European context. Current trends in Revolutionary studies focus on the revolution in its global context and this book demonstrates that the Swiss case enhances our understanding of the debates over the nature of liberty in the transatlantic world during the Age of Revolution.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004280939ISBN-10:9004280936UPC:9789004280939Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, Anthropology, ModernBook Topic:Cultural & Social, 18th CenturySize:9.40 x 6.30 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.431Product ID:SCXESY0TTF
Marc H. Lerner, Ph. D. (2003) in History, Columbia University, is Associate Professor of History at the University of Mississippi, where he has been teaching since 2005. His research interests are focused on revolutionary Europe in comparative perspective, republicanism, democracy and the transition to political modernity.
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