Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society (Cambridge Texts in the History of P...
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Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
Book Details
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- World
- Condition
- Used
- ISBN-13
- 9780521447362
- ISBN-10
- 0521447364
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ISBN: 0521447364
Author: Ferguson, Adam
Condition: Used
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.
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Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
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