Polish Liberal Thought Before 1918

By Maciej Janowski

Book Overview

Based on solid research, this erudite study is a first attempt at presenting a comprehensive analysis of nineteenth-century Polish liberalism. Polish liberal tradition has generally been considered weak or even nonexistent. Janowski, on the other hand, argues that nineteenth-century Poland inherited a strong protoliberal tradition from the nobility-based democracy, and that in the mid-nineteenth century, liberalism was a dominant trend in Polish intellectual life, even if it rarely appeared in its pure form and did not create political movements separating liberal aims from patriotic ones.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9639241180
• ISBN13: 9789639241183
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher