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Subject(s)

• Liberalism—Greece—History—19th century [Browse]
• Greece—Politics and government—1832-1862 [Browse]
• Greece—Politics and government—1863-1913 [Browse]

Series

Ideas in context [More in this series]

Summary note

How is a new state built? To what ideas, concepts and practices do authorities turn to produce and legitimise its legal and political system? And what if the state emerged through revolution, and sought to obliterate the legacy of the empire which preceded it? This book addresses these questions by looking at nineteenth-century Greek liberalism and the ways in which it engaged in reforms in the Greek state after independence from the Ottomans (c. 1830-1880). Liberalism after the Revolution offers an original perspective on this dynamic period in European history, and challenges the assumptions of Western-centric histories of nineteenth-century liberalism, and its relationship with the state. Michalis Sotiropoulos shows that, in this European periphery, liberals did not just transform liberalism into a practical mode of statecraft, they preserved liberalism's radical edge at a time when it was losing its appeal elsewhere in Europe.

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Contents

• Mind The Legal Gap (1832-44) : The Polizeistaat, "Enlightened Reforms" And Their Liberal Critics
• 'Romanist' Jurisprudence : Liberty, Property And The Merits Of An Agrarian Society (1830S-1850S)
• "It's More Than Economics, Stupid" : Political Economy And The Limits Of 'Industrial' Economics (1840S-1860S)
• Constitutional Liberalism : Rights, Sovereignty And Statehood (Late 1840S-1860S)
• The Law Of Nations, Sovereignty, And The International Autonomy Of The Greek State
• Ideas Into Practice : The 'Lawful' Revolution And The Building Of A New Constitutional Order (1860S-1870S)
• Conclusion : Placing Greek Liberalism Within A Europe-Wide Perspective.

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ISBN

9781009254700 (ebook)

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