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Benjamin Constant and the birth of French liberalism

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"Benjamin Constant (1767-1830) has come to be recognized, not only as an important novelist, but also as a major theorist of early liberalism. This book provides a densely contextualized intellectual biography of Constant that imbeds his thought in French political developments during the revolutionary era. Vincent argues that Constant's distinctive liberal political stance emerged during the Directory and Consulate, earlier than other scholars have claimed. He also demonstrates that Constant's thought was deeply influenced by traditions of sensibility and pluralism. While political issues are privileged, the personal dimension of Constant's trajectory is not overlooked; indeed, the reader also learns much about Constant's tormented love life and in particular about his important and long relationship with Germaine de Staël"--

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Palgrave Macmillan
Language
English
Pages
280

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Subjects

Political and social views, Liberalism, History, Constant, benjamin, 1767-1830, France, politics and government

People

Benjamin Constant (1767-1830)

Places

France

Times

19th century
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Cover of: Benjamin Constant and the Birth of French Liberalism
Benjamin Constant and the Birth of French Liberalism
2011, Palgrave Macmillan
in English
Cover of: Benjamin Constant and the Birth of French Liberalism
Benjamin Constant and the Birth of French Liberalism
2011, Palgrave Macmillan
in English
Cover of: Benjamin Constant and the Birth of French Liberalism
Benjamin Constant and the Birth of French Liberalism
2011, Palgrave Macmillan
in English
Cover of: Benjamin Constant and the birth of French liberalism
Benjamin Constant and the birth of French liberalism
2011, Palgrave Macmillan
in English - 1st ed.

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Table of Contents

Benjamin Constant: the early years (1767-95)
The emergence of liberalism (1795-97)
Liberal dilemmas (1797-1802)
Liberal culture: sensibilité and sociability
Liberal pluralism and the Napoleonic empire (1802-15)
Conclusion: "Une philosophie engagée".

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York
Series
Palgrave studies in cultural and intellectual history

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
320.5/1094409034
Library of Congress
PQ2211.C24 Z93 2011, DC1-DC947CB3-CB481D2

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 280 p. ;
Number of pages
280

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OL25563540M
Internet Archive
benjaminconstant00vinc
ISBN 10
0230110096
ISBN 13
9780230110090
LCCN
2010030931
OCLC/WorldCat
639162574

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