| A Laboratory of Liberty: The Transformation of Political Culture in Republican Switzerland, 1750-1848 Contributor(s): Lerner, Marc (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004280936 ISBN-13: 9789004280939 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $64.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Modern - 18th Century |
| Dewey: 306.209 |
| Series: Studies in Central European Histories |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (0.95 lbs) 388 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Looking at a series of Swiss political debates, this book offers a case study of a revolutionary transformation to a rights-based society and political culture. Based on a tradition of political innovation and experimentation, Swiss citizens recalibrated their understanding of liberty and republicanism from 1750 to 1848. The resulting hybrid political culture centered around republican ideas, changing understandings of liberty and self-rule. Drawing from the public political debates in three characteristic cantons, A Laboratory of Liberty places the Swiss transformation into a European context. Current trends in Revolutionary studies focus on the revolution in its global context and this book demonstrates that the Swiss case enhances our understanding of the debates over the nature of liberty in the transatlantic world during the Age of Revolution. |