Polish liberal thought before 1918

書誌事項

Polish liberal thought before 1918

by Maciej Janowski ; [translated by Danuta Przekop]

Central European University Press, 2004

English ed

  • : hbk

タイトル別名

Polska myśl liberalna do 1918 roku

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注記

Translation of: Polska myśl liberalna do 1918 roku. Warsaw : Polish Batory Foundation, 1998

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Based on solid research, this erudite study is a first attempt at presenting a comprehensive analysis of nineteenth-century Polish liberalism. Polish liberal tradition has generally been considered weak or even nonexistent. Janowski, on the other hand, argues that nineteenth-century Poland inherited a strong protoliberal tradition from the nobility-based democracy, and that in the mid-nineteenth century, liberalism was a dominant trend in Polish intellectual life, even if it rarely appeared in its pure form and did not create political movements separating liberal aims from patriotic ones. The author maintains that the definition of liberalism in Central Europe should not be based on the Anglo-Saxon model, in view of the weakness of the middle classes and, in the case of partitioned Poland, the lack of independent statehood. This explains why there was a marked etatist trend among liberal thinkers, who saw the creation of a strong state as a tool of modernization. Janowski sees his subject in a broad comparative perspective, taking into account the historical experience of other nations of Central Europe. His innovative interpretation may be the starting point for new debates in the ongoing discussion on the different perceptions of liberalism.

目次

Introduction and Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Two Sources of Liberal Thought Chapter 2 The Rise and Decline of Enlightened Liberality Chapter 3 Romantic Liberalism Chapter 4 Liberalism as the Ideology of the Intelligentsia Chapter 5 The Rise of Positivism Chapter 6 Positivism under Attack Chapter 7 In a World of Alien Ideals Conclusion Terms and Currents Bibliography Index

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