Project Gutenberg 2009-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 362 Hobhouse, L. T. (Leonard Trelawny) 1864 1929 Hobhouse, Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse, Leonard Trelawney Liberalism Home University Library of Modern Knowledge Reading ease score: 54.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Steven Gibbs, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Liberalism" by L. T. Hobhouse is an analytical treatise written in the early 20th century. This scholarly work examines the historical development and principles of liberal thought, emphasizing the transformation of societal structures in response to increasing demands for individual freedoms and rights. Hobhouse explores various dimensions of liberalism, including civil, fiscal, personal, social, economic, and political liberties, framing liberalism as a response to authoritarian social orders. The opening of "Liberalism" sets the stage for a deep exploration of the evolution of political and social organization, tracing the historical struggle between authoritarian and liberal principles. Hobhouse draws comparisons between ancient and modern state systems, highlighting how societal ties such as kinship have historically been supplanted by the growth of larger, more cohesive civic entities. He introduces the idea that the modern state is a product of a civilizational evolution, shaped significantly by liberal ideas that advocate for personal freedom against oppressive structures. This foundational understanding paves the way for a discussion on the essential elements of liberalism and its historical implications, suggesting that the liberal movement is both a critique of the past and a pathway to future societal frameworks. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Liberalism -- Great Britain Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901 HM Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology 347731 347732 2024-10-12T08:31:02.866292 2023-09-12T11:20:46.948961 text/html text/html 348423 2009-03-08T11:23:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 118686 2009-03-08T11:23:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 191581 2024-10-12T08:31:09.576225 application/epub+zip 194448 2024-10-12T08:31:04.938247 application/epub+zip 194447 2024-10-12T08:31:03.648275 application/epub+zip 336102 2024-10-12T08:31:13.240264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300525 2024-10-12T08:31:08.740230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273529 2022-09-13T08:04:00.389914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310524 310425 2024-10-12T08:31:02.158269 2023-09-12T11:20:46.421954 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 310428 2009-03-08T11:23:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 111373 2009-03-08T11:23:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 310421 2009-03-08T11:23:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111338 2009-03-08T11:23:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22347 2024-10-12T08:31:13.398217 application/rdf+xml 10517 2024-10-12T08:31:04.212250 image/jpeg 2899 2024-10-12T08:31:03.929258 image/jpeg 179616 2024-10-12T08:31:02.895284 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia