Liberalism under Siege: The Political Thought of the French Doctrinaires - Paperback

by Aurelian Craiutu (Author)

Liberalism Under Siege: The Political Thought of the French Doctrinaires is a compelling examination of the French Doctrinaires, 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.

Author Biography

Aurelian Craiutu is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is the editor of Fran_ois GuizotOs History of the Origins of Representative Government in Europe (Liberty Fund, 2002)