Metamorphoses of the City: On the Western Dynamic

by Pierre Manent

What is the best way to govern ourselves? The history of the West has been shaped by the struggle to answer this question, according to Pierre Manent. A major achievement by one of Europe's most influential political philosophers, Metamorphoses of the City is a sweeping interpretation of Europe's ambition since ancient times to generate ever better forms of collective self-government, and a reflection on what it means to be modern.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674072944
• ISBN13: 9780674072947
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.6" x 9.5"