{"product_id":"2026200009749-secondhand-the-rise-of-european-liberalism-an-essay-in-interpretation","title":"The Rise Of European Liberalism: An Essay In Interpretation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn\/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of history and political thought, Harold J. Laski's The Rise of European Liberalism presents a penetrating analysis of how liberal ideology emerged from the economic and social transformations of early modern Europe. Laski argues that liberalism was not born of abstract philosophical idealism, but rather was forged in the crucible of bourgeois capitalism — a doctrine shaped by the practical needs of a rising commercial class seeking freedom from feudal restraint and ecclesiastical authority. With rigorous intellectual clarity, he traces the doctrine's evolution from the Renaissance through the Enlightenment, mapping its progress across England, France, and the broader European continent.\n\nLaski writes with the authority of a committed political theorist, blending Marxist economic analysis with a sweeping command of European intellectual history to produce a work that is as polemical as it is scholarly. His prose is incisive and confident, unafraid to challenge orthodox liberal self-congratulation by situating its heroes — Locke, Bentham, the Physiocrats — within the material interests they served. A landmark text in the history of political ideas, this essay rewards the reader not merely with an account of liberalism's past, but with an unsettling question about its future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130589520091,"sku":"2026200009749-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ac9f701b-604f-4651-9200-7595926dd852.png?v=1786587041","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009749-secondhand-the-rise-of-european-liberalism-an-essay-in-interpretation","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}