| National Character and Public Spirit in Britain and France, 1750 1914 Contributor(s): Romani, Roberto (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521024269 ISBN-13: 9780521024266 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $59.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: In a work of unusual ambition and rigorous comparison, Roberto Romani considers the concept of "national character" in the intellectual histories of Britain and France. Perceptions of collective mentalities influenced a variety of political and economic debates, ranging from anti-absolutist polemic in eighteenth-century France to appraisals of socialism in Edwardian Britain. Romani argues that the eighteenth-century notion of "national character," with its stress on climate and government, evolved into a concern with the virtues of "public spirit" irrespective of national traits, in parallel with the establishment of representative institutions on the Continent. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Nationalism & Patriotism - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 941.07 |
| Lexile Measure: 1670 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" (1.16 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - French |
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| Publisher Description: In a work of unusual ambition and rigorous comparison, Roberto Romani considers the concept of national character in the intellectual histories of Britain and France. Perceptions of collective mentalities influenced a variety of political and economic debates, ranging from anti-absolutist polemic in eighteenth-century France to appraisals of socialism in Edwardian Britain. Romani argues that the eighteenth-century notion of national character, with its stress on climate and government, evolved into a concern with the virtues of public spirit irrespective of national traits, in parallel with the establishment of representative institutions on the Continent. |
Contributor Bio(s): Romani, Roberto: - Roberto Romani is Research Associate at the Centre for History and Economics, King's College, Cambridge. |