{"product_id":"the-general-will-is-citizenship-inquiries-into-french-political-thought-9780742507883","title":"The General Will is Citizenship Inquiries into","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis text advances a republican conception of citizenship, which is described and defended through an analysis of the general will in the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, leaders of the French Revolution and Restoration-era liberals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA remarkably valuable book. * French History *\u003cbr\u003eThe ambitious scope of this book makes for a satisfying read. * History of Political Thought *\u003cbr\u003eThe General Will is Citizenship is a splendid study on Rousseauean themes; it is intelligent, careful, and uncommonly well written. All Rousseau scholars are deeply in his debt. -- Patrick Riley, author of The General Will before Rousseau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 The State of Citizenship in Contemporary Democratic Theory \t Chapter 2 The General Will: Rousseau's Procedural Argument\t Chapter 3 Rousseau and the Viability of Democratic Citizenship\t Chapter 4 The General Will in the French Revolution: Principles of Political Right\t Chapter 5 The General Will in the French Revolution: Creating Citizens\t Chapter 6 Limiting Sovereign Power: Benjamin Constant and Nineteenth Century French Liberalism Chapter 7 Tocqueville and the Compatibility of the Particular and the General\t Chapter 8 Conclusion:  Citizenship as the General Will","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526868607319,"sku":"9780742507883","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780742507883.jpg?v=1731865689","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-general-will-is-citizenship-inquiries-into-french-political-thought-9780742507883","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}