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Civil society and empire : Ireland and Scotland in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world / James Livese.

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Livesey traces the origins of the modern conceptions of civil society to Ireland & Scotland during the 18th century, arguing that it was invented as an idea of renewed community for provincial & defeated élites to allow them to enjoy liberty without participating in governance.

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Main Author: Livesey, James
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2009.
Series:Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history.
Subjects:
Civil society > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Civil society > Ireland > History > 18th century.
Civil society > Scotland > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 18th century.
Ireland > Politics and government > 1760-1820.
Scotland > Politics and government > 18th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > America > History > 18th century.
British colonies
Civil society
Politics and government
America
Great Britain
Ireland
Scotland
1700-1820
History

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Call Number: JN210 .L48 2009eb
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