| Citizenship and Community: Liberals, Radicals and Collective Identities in the British Isles, 1865 1931 Contributor(s): Biagini, Eugenio (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521480353 ISBN-13: 9780521480352 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1996 Annotation: In 1883 the radical journalist W. E. Adams described community self-government as 'the essence of all political liberalism that is worthy of the name'. This collaborative volume of essays enlarges upon Adams' thesis, applying it to the study of various 'currents of radicalism' in Britain and Ireland, ranging from Victorian 'advanced' Liberals to Irish and Welsh socialists in the 1920s. Citizenship and community explores the links between liberalism, social democracy and nationalism within the framework of the classical republican ideals of 'civic virtue' and active citizenship. Its strong comparative emphasis breaks down conventional views of the state, and focuses attention on the regions of Britain, revealing how different forms of collective identity interacted in popular attitudes to political and social debates at a national level. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: 320.510 |
| LCCN: 95035033 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.2" W x 9.27" (1.59 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Citizenship and Community explores the links among liberalism, social democracy and nationalism within the framework of traditional republican ideals of civic virtue and active citizenship. It examines various currents of radicalism in Britain and Ireland, from Victorian advanced liberals to Irish and Welsh socialists in the 1920s. The book's strong comparative emphasis focuses attention on the regions of Britain, revealing how different forms of collective identity interacted in popular attitudes to political and social debates. |