Liberalism under Siege: The Political Thought of the French Doctrinaires

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Liberalism Under Siege: The Political Thought of the French Doctrinaires is a compelling examination of the French Doctrinaries, a largely neglected group of liberal thinkers in post-revolutionary France who were proponents of a nuanced sociological and historical approach to democracy. It combines textual analysis and historical interpretation to explore the Doctrinaires' ideas on the French Revolution, democracy, political power, sovereignty of reason, publicity, capacity, and representative government.

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"Professor Craiutu rescues from oblivion a worthy school of European liberalism, and opens therewith new perspectives on our discontents." - Pierre Manent, Centre de Recherches Politiques Raymond Aron"

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Aurelian Craiutu is assistant professor of political science at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is the editor of Francois Guizot's History of the Origins of Representative Government in Europe (Liberty Fund, 2002)