A laboratory of liberty : : the transformation of political culture in republican Switzerland, 1750-1848 / / Marc H. Lerner.
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 republican...
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| Superior document: | Studies in Central European histories, v. 54 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden : : Brill,, 2012. |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in Central European histories ;
54. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 371 pages) :; maps |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283310724 9786613310729 900421464X |
| ISSN: | 1547-1217 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Marc H. Lerner. |