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Informationen zum Autor Michael Freeden is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. His books explore modern liberal thought, the structure and history of modern ideologies, and the nature of political thinking. Javier Fernández-Sebastián is Professor of History of Political Thought at the University of the Basque Country. He has published extensively on modern Spanish intellectual history and currently coordinates an on-going project on Iberian Atlantic conceptual transnational history. Jörn Leonhard is Full Professor in Modern European History at Freiburg University. From 2007 to 2012 he was one of the Founding Directors of the School of History of the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS). In 2015, he was elected member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences. Klappentext This comprehensive study takes a fresh look at the diverse understandings and interpretations of the concept of liberalism in Europe during the last several centuries, encompassing not just the familiar movements, doctrines, and political parties that fall under the heading of "liberal" but also the intertwined historical currents of thought behind them. Zusammenfassung This comprehensive study takes a fresh look at the diverse understandings and interpretations of the concept of liberalism in Europe during the last several centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Introduction: European Liberal Discourses: Conceptual Affinities and Disparities Michael Freeden and Javier Fernández-Sebastián Chapter 1. Habsburg Liberalisms and the Enlightenment Past, 1790-1848 Franz Leander Fillafer Chapter 2. Formulating and Reformulating 'Liberalism': Germany in European Comparison Jörn Leonhard Chapter 3. 'Friends of Freedom.' First Liberalisms in Spain and Beyond Javier Fernández-Sebastián Chapter 4. Liberalism in Portugal in the Nineteenth Century Nuno Gonçalo Monteiro and Rui Ramos Chapter 5. The Rise and Fall of 'Liberalism' in France Helena Rosenblatt Chapter 6. Nordic Liberalisms. Sweden and Denmark in Comparison Jussi Kurunmäki and Jeppe Nevers Chapter 7. 'Liberalism' and 'Liberality'. The Liberal Tradition in the Netherlands Henk te Velde Chapter 8. A Conceptual Scheme of Polish Liberalism: Six Pillars Maciej Janowski Chapter 9. Liberal Politics without Liberal Thought? The Strange Career of Italian Liberalism Paolo Pombeni Chapter 10. Encounters with Liberalism in Post-Soviet Russia Olga Malinova Chapter 11. Temporal Evolution and Morphological Complexity: The Multiple Layers of British Liberalism Michael Freeden Conclusion Michael Freeden Index ...
