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- catalog abstract ""Adam Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society (first published in 1767) is a classic of the Scottish - and European - Enlightenment. Drawing on such diverse sources as classical authors and contemporary travel literature, Ferguson offers a complex model of historical advance which challenges both Hume's and Smith's embrace of modernity and the primitivism of Rousseau. Ferguson combines a subtle analysis of the emergence of modern commercial society with a critique of its abandonment of civic and communal virtues. Central to Ferguson's theory of citizenship are the themes of conflict, play, political participation and military valour. The Essay is a bold and novel attempt to reclaim the tradition of active, virtuous citizenship and apply it to the modern state."--Publisher description.".
- catalog contributor b8677218.
- catalog contributor b8677219.
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description ""Adam Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society (first published in 1767) is a classic of the Scottish - and European - Enlightenment. Drawing on such diverse sources as classical authors and contemporary travel literature, Ferguson offers a complex model of historical advance which challenges both Hume's and Smith's embrace of modernity and the primitivism of Rousseau. Ferguson combines a subtle analysis of the emergence of modern commercial society with a critique of its abandonment of civic and communal virtues. Central to Ferguson's theory of citizenship are the themes of conflict, play, political participation and military valour. The Essay is a bold and novel attempt to reclaim the tradition of active, virtuous citizenship and apply it to the modern state."--Publisher description.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Part I. Of the general characteristics of human nature --- Part II. Of the history of rude nations --- Part III. Of the history of policy and arts --- Part IV. Of the consequences that result from advancement of civil and commercial arts --- Part V. Of the decline of nations --- Part VI. Of corruption and political slavery.".
- catalog extent "xxxv, 283 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "052144215X".
- catalog identifier "0521447364 (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Cambridge texts in the history of political thought".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog subject "909 20".
- catalog subject "CB25 .F4 1995".
- catalog subject "Civilization History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part I. Of the general characteristics of human nature --- Part II. Of the history of rude nations --- Part III. Of the history of policy and arts --- Part IV. Of the consequences that result from advancement of civil and commercial arts --- Part V. Of the decline of nations --- Part VI. Of corruption and political slavery.".
- catalog title "An essay on the history of civil society / Adam Ferguson ; edited by Fania Oz-Salzberger.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".