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Liberal values : Benjamin Constant and the politics of religion /

Professor Rosenblatt presents a study of Benjamin Constant's intellectual development into a founding father of modern liberalism, through a careful analysis of his evolving views on religion. Constant's life spanned the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Napoleon's rise and rule,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rosenblatt, Helena, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Colección:Ideas in context ; 92.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Constant's education : the French, Scottish, and German Enlightenments
  • The crucible of the directory years
  • Napoleon, or battling "the new Cyrus"
  • Constant becomes Constant : from the Principles of politics (1806) to The spirit of conquest and usurpation (1814)
  • Politics and religion during the Restoration (1814-1824)
  • "The Protestant Bossuet" : De la religion in political context (1824-1830)
  • Constant's legacy.