Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-320) and index.
In lieu of introduction -- The French doctrinaires and their epoch -- Between Scylla and Charybdis -- Democracy, civilization, and the French Revolution -- The sovereignty of reason -- Political power and the "new means of government" -- The battle for representative government --Representation and political capacity -- Publicity and representative government -- The elitist liberalism of the French doctrinaires revisited.
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Liberalism Under Siege: The Political Thought of the French Doctrinaires is a compelling examination of the French Doctrinaires, a largely neglected group of liberal thinkers in post-revolutionary France who were proponents of a nuanced sociological and historical approach to democracy. It combines textual analysis and historical interpretation to explore the Doctrinaires' ideas on the French Revolution, democracy, political power, sovereignty of reason, publicity, capacity, and representative government.
Liberalism under siege.
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Democracy-- France-- History-- 19th century.
Liberalism-- France-- History-- 19th century.
Representative government and representation-- France-- History-- 19th century.
Democracy.
Liberalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Ideologies-- Conservatism & Liberalism.