Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

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Adam Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society (first published in 1767) is a classic of the Scottish--and European--Enlightenment. Drawing on such diverse sources as classical authors and contemporary travel literature, Ferguson combines a subtle analysis of modern commercial society with a critique of its abandonment of civic and communal virtues. Central themes in Ferguson's theory of citizenship are conflict, play, political participation and military valor. The Essay is a bold and novel attempt to reclaim the tradition of active citizenship in the modern state.

Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought),Adam Ferguson,Fania Oz-Salzberger,Raymond Geuss,Quentin Skinner,Cambridge University Press,0521447364,Civilization,History,History & Theory - General,Political Science,Politics / Current Events,Politics/International Relations,Reference,World - General,Civilization--History,History of ideas, intellectual history,Political Science / Reference,Social theory,United Kingdom, Great Britain

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