{"product_id":"the-lost-history-of-liberalism-from-ancient-rome-to-the-twenty-first-century-9780691170701","title":"The Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe changing face of the liberal creed from the ancient world to today\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost History of Liberalism\u003c\/i\u003e challenges our most basic assumptions about a political creed that has become a rallying cry--and a term of derision--in today's increasingly divided public square. Taking readers from ancient Rome to today, Helena Rosenblatt traces the evolution of the words \"liberal\" and \"liberalism,\" revealing the heated debates that have taken place over their meaning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this timely and provocative book, Rosenblatt debunks the popular myth of liberalism as a uniquely Anglo-American tradition centered on individual rights. She shows that it was the French Revolution that gave birth to liberalism and Germans who transformed it. Only in the mid-twentieth century did the concept become widely known in the United States--and then, as now, its meaning was hotly debated. Liberals were originally moralists at heart. They believed in the power of religion to reform society, emphasized the sanctity of the family, and never spoke of rights without speaking of duties. It was only during the Cold War and America's growing world hegemony that liberalism was refashioned into an American ideology focused so strongly on individual freedoms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, we still can't seem to agree on liberalism's meaning. In the United States, a \"liberal\" is someone who advocates big government, while in France, big government is contrary to \"liberalism.\" Political debates become befuddled because of semantic and conceptual confusion. \u003ci\u003eThe Lost History of Liberalism\u003c\/i\u003e sets the record straight on a core tenet of today's political conversation and lays the foundations for a more constructive discussion about the future of liberal democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helena Rosenblatt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.80w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691170701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelena Rosenblatt\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Her many books include \u003ci\u003eLiberal Values: Benjamin Constant and the Politics of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Thinking with Rousseau: From Machiavelli to Schmitt\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Helena Rosenblatt \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48231487963293,"sku":"9780691170701","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2c157d7d-a09c-4bff-9d7e-6dfcc3b251ca.jpg?v=1778577884","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-lost-history-of-liberalism-from-ancient-rome-to-the-twenty-first-century-9780691170701","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}