Cambridge Companion to Liberalism
Publisher: University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9781107439412
Subjects: Liberalism
Description: "The political philosophy of liberalism was first formulated during the Enlightenment in response to the growth of the modern nation-state and its authority and power over the individuals living within its boundaries. Liberalism is now the dominant ideology in the Western world, but it covers a broad swathe of different (and sometimes rival) ideas and traditions and its essential features can be hard to define"--