This is the first English translation of the major political works of Benjamin Constant, one of the most important of modern French political theorists and writers. A Swiss protestant by birth, Constant was a prominent figure in French political life in the aftermath of the revolution of 1789, and a[...]

This fascinating book studies Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (1845-1902), one of the great Orientalist painters of the Third Republic in France. Renowned during his time but little known today, Benjamin-Constant created massive architectural compositions based on travels to Spain and Morocco, in whic[...]

Traditional scholarship on French liberalism has frequently proceeded by defining the core issues and telling a story of their emergence and development. This book takes a different approach: rather than beginning with an a priori definition of liberalism, it focuses on the political thought of Benj[...]

Benjamin Constant (17671830) inledde på 1790-talet en politisk karriär i Paris och blev Madame de Staëls älskare; år 1802 följde han henne i exil. Under restaurationen var han en av den liberala oppositionen främsta företrädare särskilt betydande var hans insatser som politisk teoretiker.[...]