What Is Classical Liberal History?

Cover -- What is Classical Liberal History? -- What is Classical Liberal History? -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter Descriptions -- Notes -- Chapter 1 -- and State Power -- Beyond -- Secularism And Liberalism (1865 To 1910) -- Revisionism -- Historical Revisionism -- Libertarianism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 2 -- Classical Liberalism and the "New" History of American Capitalism -- Between Divergent Paths -- Slavery And Capitalism: Friend Or Foe? -- Anti-capitalism As A Historical Method -- Anti-capitalism And Progressive History -- The Future Of History And Capitalism -- Notes -- Chapter 3 -- The Historicity of Civil Liberties, a Challenge for Liberals -- Notes -- Chapter 4 -- Lost in -- Introduction -- Methodological Babel? -- Social Change And The Assault On History -- Classical Liberalism And History -- Pursuing The Science Of Association -- Notes -- Chapter 5 -- Some Roads Taken, and Not Taken, from the Progressive Era to the New Deal -- A Clash Of Two Ideological Vanguards -- Gold Democrats And Anti-imperialists -- From Classical Liberalism To Progressivism -- Tontines, Mutual Aid, And The Welfare State -- Depression, New Deal, And Roads Not Taken -- Notes -- Chapter 6 -- A Manifesto for Liberty -- Introduction -- I. Current Trends In Civil Rights Historiography -- Ii. A Classical Liberal History Of Race And Civil Rights -- Iii. Future Research Topics -- Notes -- Chapter 7 -- The End or Ends of Social History? -- I. The Ghosts Of Materialism In The -- Of Social -- Ii. Red Tide Cresting -- Iii. Hartwell Versus Hobsbawm And Thompson -- Iv. Having Our Determinisms And Choosing Them Too -- V. Foucault And The Quiet Death Of Theory -- Vi. Writing History With Only Half A Theory -- Vii. Back To Individuals And Context -- Viii. The End Or The Ends Of Social History? -- Notes -- Chapter 8.

"History through a Classical Liberal Feminist Lens" -- Some Thoughts On Subject Matter -- Some Thoughts On Questions -- Some Thoughts On Phrasing -- Notes -- Chapter 9 -- Classical Liberalism in Eastern Europe -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Between Rationalism And Pluralism -- 3. Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 10 -- "Start the Economy" -- Notes -- Chapter 11 -- A Non-Manifesto of Liberal History -- Introduction -- Why Study History? -- Notes -- Index -- About the Editors and Contributors.

This collection examines the classical liberal perspective within the professional study of history. The contributors investigate the origins and development of the classical liberal approach, argue for its revival within academia, and analyze its relevance to such topics as economics, civil liberties, feminism, and civil rights.

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