Early modern liberalism
Despite the fact that liberalism was not applied to politics in England until late in the 18th century, Patterson argues that its central ideas were formulated in the 17th century by English writers in defiance of their society's norms
Print Book, English, 1997
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., 1997
Ideas in context, 48
History
xi, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780521592604, 0521592607
36170488
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Deeds of peace: Thomas Hollis's republic of letters; 2. 'Prejudice … sways a world of people': Milton's sonnets; 3. Unjust tribunals I: 'Read this trial'; 4. Unjust tribunals II: Algernon Sidney; 5. Anecdotes; 6. Secret history; 7. Reading Locke; 8. John Adams: reader extraordinary; Index.