Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521442152)

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 combines a subtle analysis of modern commercial society with a critique of its abandonment of civic and communal virtues. Central themes in Ferguson's theory of citizenship are conflict, play, political participation and military valor. The Essay is a bold and novel attempt to reclaim the tradition of active citizenship in the modern state.

Author: Adam Ferguson
ISBN-10: 052144215X
ISBN-13: 9780521442152
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/23/1996
Pages: 322
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.66w x 0.98d