What Is French Liberalism?
It has become commonplace to argue that Benjamin Constant and Alexis de Tocqueville form a distinct French liberal tradition going back to Montesquieu. Yet Tocqueville showed little interest in Constant, and early nineteenth-century French liberals did not recognize Montesquieu as the father of Fren...
| Published in: | Political Studies Vol. 72; no. 2; pp. 551 - 570 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
May2024
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