Download or read book Benjamin Constant and the Birth of French Liberalism written by K. Steven Vincent and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-01-12 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book advances a new interpretation of the timing and character of French (and more broadly European) liberalism, and contributes to the ongoing debate concerning the place of morality, sociability, and conceptions of the "self" in modern liberal thought.