A collection of essays from different works including the author's inaugural lecture at the Collège de France.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-282) and index.
"Bibliography of Pierre Rosanvallon's principal writings": pages 283-287.
Contents
The study of politics in history -- Inaugural lecture, Collège de France -- Toward a philosophical history of the political -- The voluntarist drive to unity -- Revolutionary democracy -- The republic of universal suffrage -- The allure of rationalism -- François Guizot and the sovereignty of reason -- Political rationalism and democracy in France -- Civil society -- The market, liberalism, and anti-liberalism -- Marx and civil society -- The future of democracy -- From the past to the future of democracy -- The transformation of democracy and the future of Europe -- Postscript: Democracy in an era of distrust.
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