Liberalism: A Counter-History

by Domenico Losurdo

Book Overview

One of Europe's leading intellectual historians deconstructs the dark side of liberalism, sifting through 3 centuries of liberal writings by John Locke, Alexis de Tocqueville, and others.

In this definitive historical investigation, Italian author and philosopher Domenico Losurdo argues that from the outset liberalism, as a philosophical position and ideology, has been bound up with the most illiberal of policies: slavery, colonialism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178168166X
• ISBN13: 9781781681664
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"