| The Politics of Virtue in Enlightenment France 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Linton, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349663875 ISBN-13: 9781349663873 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Modern - 18th Century - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 179.909 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Series: Studies in Modern History (Palgrave) |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.77 lbs) 258 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first study to focus on the idea of virtue and its place in political thought in eighteenth-century France. Virtue could be used to impart moral authority to arguments about political power. The development of this strategic idea is traced through the works of key Enlightenment thinkers. There is also consideration of the ways in which numerous popular writers of the day, including clerics, eulogists, journalists, novelists and lawyers, employed the idea of virtue in polemical discussions in their writings. |