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Coals to Newcastle? On the Anglo-American Reception of Pierre Rosanvallon
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Abstract This essay assesses the reasons for the so far minimal reception of Pierre Rosanvallon’s writings in the English-speaking world. Some of the factors suggested include his resistance to a liberal triumphalism that framed the Anglo-American presentation of the larger body of thought to which he contri... view more
This essay assesses the reasons for the so far minimal reception of Pierre Rosanvallon’s writings in the English-speaking world. Some of the factors suggested include his resistance to a liberal triumphalism that framed the Anglo-American presentation of the larger body of thought to which he contributed and his focus on hexagonal French history, especially in the nineteenth century. The essay closes with a comparison of the reception of his approach with that of Thomas Piketty’s recent bestseller on a similar topic.... view less
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Free Keywords
Pierre Rosanvallon; Claude Lefort; Mark Lilla; liberalism; democracy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 7-16
Journal
ZPTh - Zeitschrift für Politische Theorie, 7 (2016) 1
Issue topic
Themenheft zu Pierre Rosanvallon
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3224/zpth.v7i1.03
ISSN
2196-2103
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed