National Character and Public Spirit in Britain and France, 1750-1914 by Roberto Romani

National Character and Public Spirit in Britain and France, 1750-1914



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National Character and Public Spirit in Britain and France, 1750-1914 Roberto Romani
Language: English
Page: 360
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0521810000, 9780511013713
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"The content of the book is dense and detailed...a significant contribution..." American Historical Review

"Romani explores the longevity and relative constancy of stereotypical views of "national character" and their influence on political and economic discussions in Britain and France from the Enlightenment to the 20th century. This provocative, erudite, and well-crafted work of traditional intellectual history well interest all scholars of national identity and political theory." Choice

"The work shows a good understanding of the work of a vast number of modern theorists and an impressive array of scholarship." Philosophy in Review

Book Description

Despite its centrality in European thought, this is the first treatment of national character in intellectual history. Romani considers a distinction between 'national character' as a static and stereotype-laden concept, and 'public spirit' as a notion suggesting the necessity of certain qualities to operate free institutions. He argues that the contrast between these assessments of collective dispositions still influences our culture. Major authors of the period (including Montesquieu, Voltaire, Hume, Burke, Tocqueville, Spencer, and Durkheim) are considered, amounting to a substantial reinterpretation of a central strand in post-Enlightenment European thought.

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