This fascinating study pays tribute to the life and work of the Brazilian essayist, thinker and diplomat Jos??? G. Merquior, who died prematurely in 1991. Part I concentrates on Merquiorian thought itself and examines Merquior's own incisive review of the rebirth of the liberal idea. Part II ranges more widely: here, such distinguished contributors as John Hall, Ernest Gellner and Norberto Bobbio develop some of Merquior's favourite themes - liberalism as it relates to social cohesion, political stability, morality, ...
Read More
This fascinating study pays tribute to the life and work of the Brazilian essayist, thinker and diplomat Jos??? G. Merquior, who died prematurely in 1991. Part I concentrates on Merquiorian thought itself and examines Merquior's own incisive review of the rebirth of the liberal idea. Part II ranges more widely: here, such distinguished contributors as John Hall, Ernest Gellner and Norberto Bobbio develop some of Merquior's favourite themes - liberalism as it relates to social cohesion, political stability, morality, republicanism and democracy, and the relativeness and scepticism that characterize postmodern thinking. The book's application to two regions of the world - to Merquior's own Latin America and to Central and Eastern Europe - is direct and obvious.
Read Less
Add this copy of Liberalism in Modern Times to cart. $69.45, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 1996 by Central European University Press.
Add this copy of Liberalism in Modern Times to cart. $92.16, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1996 by Central European University Press.
Add this copy of Liberalism in Modern Times (Central European University to cart. $128.27, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Central European University Pr.
Add this copy of Liberalism in Modern Times (Central European University to cart. $173.73, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Central European University Pr.