Raymond Aron and Liberal Thought in the Twentieth Century

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Iain Stewart

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Hardback

Series:

Ideas in Context

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Raymond Aron is widely regarded as the most important figure in the history of twentieth-century French liberalism. Yet his status within the history of liberal thought has been more often proclaimed than explained. Though he is frequently lauded as the inheritor of France's liberal tradition, Aron's formative influences were mostly non-French and often radically anti-liberal thinkers. This book explains how, why, and with what consequences he belatedly defined and aligned himself with a French liberal tradition. It also situates Aron within the larger histories of Cold War liberalism and decolonization, re-evaluating his contribution to debates over totalitarianism, the end of ideology, and the Algerian War. By exposing the enduring importance of Aron's student political engagements for the development of his thought, Iain Stewart challenges the prevailing view of Aron's early intellectual trajectory as a journey from naïve socialist idealism to mature liberal realism, offering a new critical perspective on one of the twentieth century's most influential intellectuals.

Author Biography:

Iain Stewart is Lecturer in Modern European History at University College London and a former fellow of the Institut d'études avancées de Paris. He is co-editor of In Search of the Liberal Moment: Democracy, Anti-totalitarianism and Intellectual Politics in France since 1950 (2016) with Stephen W. Sawyer.

Release date Australia

November 7th, 2019

Author

Iain Stewart

Series

Ideas in Context

Pages

316

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Dimensions

158x236x22

ISBN-13

9781108484442

Product ID

30396857

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