Thoughts on civil liberty
Subtitle: Translation of the original manuscript with background = Tankar om borgerliga friheten ; Originalmanuskriptet med bakgrundsteckning
By: Peter Forsskål
Publisher: Atlantis
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Stockholm
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9789173533607
Subjects: Political science; Early works to 1800; Philosophy; Freedom of the press
Other titles: Tankar om borgerliga friheten
Notes: Cover portrait.

"Finally then, the non-Swedish speaking world can now grasp the intellectual background to Sweden's 1766 gift to the modern world: access to information, fostering an 'enlightened general public.'"--Preface.
Table of contents: title: Preface  -- David Goldberg; title: About the text  -- Gunilla Jonsson; title: Thoughts on civil liberty  -- Peter Forsskål; title: Background  -- Thomas von Vegesack; title: Biographies.