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THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO CONSTANT Edited By Helena Rosenblatt (2009 TPB){P2}
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521672430
ISBN-13
9780521672436
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71693742
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
450 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Cambridge Companion to Constant
Subject
Cultural Heritage, European / General, Europe / France, History & Theory, Literary, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Series
Cambridge Companions to Philosophy Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-044606
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
944.06092 B
Table Of Content
Introduction: 1. Benjamin Constant: life and work Dennis Wood; Part I. The Political Thinker and Actor: 2. Liberalism's lucid illusion Marcel Gauchet; 3. The liberty to denounce: ancient and modern Stephen Holmes; 4. Constant's idea of modern liberty Jeremy Jennings; 5. Benjamin Constant and the terror Stefano de Luca; 6. Constant's thought on slavery and empire Jennifer Pitts; 7. Constant as a second restoration politician Robert Alexander; Part II. The Psychologist and Critic: 8. Constant and women K. Steven Vincent; 9. Individualism and individuality in Constant Gerald Izenberg; 10. Literature and politics in Constant Patrick Coleman; 11. Constant's theory of the perfectibility of the human race Etienne Hofmann; Part III. The Analyst and Historian of Religion: 12. Religion according to Constant Tzvetan Todorov; 13. Constant on the religious spirit of liberalism Bryan Garsten; 14. Constant on religion: 'theism descends from heaven to earth' Laurence Dickey; Conclusion: 15. Eclipses and revivals: Constant's reception in France and America (1830-2007) Helena Rosenblatt.
Synopsis
Benjamin Constant is widely regarded as a founding father of modern liberalism. The Cambridge Companion to Constant presents a collection of interpretive essays on the major aspects of his life and work by a panel of international scholars, offering a necessary overview for anyone who wants to better understand this important thinker. Separate sections are devoted to Constant as a political theorist and actor, his work as a social analyst and literary critic, and his accomplishments as a historian of religion. Themes covered range from Constant's views on modern liberty, progress, terror, and individualism, to his ideas on slavery and empire, literature, women, and the nature and importance of religion. The Cambridge Companion to Constant is a convenient and accessible guide to Constant and the most up-to-date scholarship on him., This book presents a collection of interpretive essays on the major aspects of Benjamin Constant's life and work, offering a necessary overview for anyone who wants to understand this founding father of modern liberalism. It is a convenient and accessible guide to Constant and the most up-to-date scholarship on him.
LC Classification Number
DC255.C7C36 2009
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