In Search of European Liberalisms : : Concepts, Languages, Ideologies / / ed. by Michael Freeden, Jörn Leonhard, Javier Fernández-Sebastián.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2019
• MitwirkendeR: Fernández-Sebastián, Javier,; Fillafer, Franz L.,; Freeden, Michael,; Gonçalo Monteiro, Nuno,; Janowski, Maciej,; Kurunmäki, Jussi,; Leonhard, Jörn,; Malinova, Olga,; Nevers, Jeppe,; Pombeni, Paolo,; Ramos, Rui,; Rosenblatt, Helena,; Velde, Henk te,
• HerausgeberIn: Fernández-Sebastián, Javier,; Freeden, Michael,; Leonhard, Jörn,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: European Conceptual History ; 6
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)

Since the Enlightenment, liberalism as a concept has been foundational for European identity and politics, even as it has been increasingly interrogated and contested. This comprehensive study takes a fresh look at the diverse understandings and interpretations of the idea of liberalism in Europe, e...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Introduction. European Liberal Discourses: Conceptual Affinities and Disparities
• Chapter 1 Habsburg Liberalisms and the Enlightenment Past, 1790–1848
• Chapter 2 Formulating and Reformulating ‘Liberalism’ Germany in European Comparison
• Chapter 3 ‘Friends of Freedom’ First Liberalisms in Spain and Beyond
• Chapter 4 Liberalism in Portugal in the Nineteenth Century
• Chapter 5 The Rise and Fall of ‘Liberalism’ in France
• Chapter 6 Nordic Liberalisms Sweden and Denmark in Comparison
• Chapter 7 ‘Liberalism’ and ‘Liberality’ The Liberal Tradition in the Netherlands
• Chapter 8 A Conceptual Scheme of Polish Liberalism Six Pillars
• Chapter 9 Liberal Politics without Liberal Thought? The Strange Career of Italian Liberalism
• Chapter 10 Encounters with Liberalism in Post-Soviet Russia
• Chapter 11 Temporal Evolution and Morphological Complexity The Multiple Layers of British Liberalism
• Conclusion
• Index