{"product_id":"liberalism-the-life-of-an-idea-second-edition-9780691180380","title":"Liberalism: The Life of an Idea,, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Edmund Fawcett\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Ideologies - Conservatism \u0026amp; Liberalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this wonderfully fluent tour through the history of modern liberal thinking, Edmund Fawcett examines a generous selection of important thinkers from the 1830s to our own time in a way that locates both the lineage of their political thinking and the politics of their times. Sharp analysis is combined with a compelling narrative of serious thinkers at work. There is much to learn in this book, which is truly a joy to read. He makes judgments, but they are aids, not substitutes, for our own thinking about liberalism as an idea and about its present possibilities.\"\u003cb\u003e--Thomas Bender, New York University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLiberalism: The Life of an Idea\u003c\/i\u003e possesses both the authority made possible by sustained scholarly research, and the clarity and simplicity found in first-rate journalism. It covers two centuries of the history of a principle guiding political practice and the various philosophies that have attempted to justify or defame it. It is a very timely reminder of the achievements and problems of a political tradition now everywhere under siege.\"\u003cb\u003e--Gareth Stedman Jones, University of Cambridge and Queen Mary, University of London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] fine work of intellectual history that shows, among much else, that experience can shape ideas, too.\"\u003cb\u003e--William Anthony Hay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Elegant, fluently written, and wryly amusing, this enlightening history of liberalism tells a persuasive story of ideas and politics through the lives of a huge variety of characters. The result is tremendously enjoyable.\"\u003cb\u003e--Duncan Kelly, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Propriety of Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is, quite simply, one of the most lively and engaging books that I've read in some time. With a brisk narrative that holds the reader's attention from start to finish, \u003ci\u003eLiberalism\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive survey of the subject, introducing a remarkable diversity of people and ideas, and offering a creative reconsideration of familiar tensions. It is impossible to imagine a reader who wouldn't learn much from it. I certainly did.\"\u003cb\u003e--Ryan Patrick Hanley, author of \u003ci\u003eAdam Smith and the Character of Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Not only a gripping piece of intellectual history, it also equips the reader to understand today's threats--and how they might be withstood.... Liberalism is indeed under siege. Those who would fortify the walls would do well to study the foundations.... Fawcett's book offers an admirable archaeology.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45084847800471,"sku":"9780691180380","price":1680.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780691180380.webp?v=1767637287","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/liberalism-the-life-of-an-idea-second-edition-9780691180380","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}