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A compelling history of liberalism from the nineteenth century to today
Despite playing a decisive role in shaping the past two hundred years of American and European politics, liberalism is no longer the dominant force it once was. In this expanded and updated edition of what has become a classic…
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Edmund Fawcett has given us a comprehensive history of liberalism, perhaps the nearest thing available to its definitive history. He traces the life of liberalism as a distinct political outlook from its emergence in the early nineteenth century all the way to the opening decades of the new millennium.
This book is especially strong in its case studies of liberal theorists, statesmen, and movements across many countries (with particular attention to the US, UK, France, and Germany). This is an objective and entertaining work of historical scholarship from one of the world’s great political journalists.
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