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Author Zevin, Alexander

Title Liberalism at Large : the World According to the Economist
Published London : Verso, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (360 pages)
Contents Cover Page; Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; I. Pax Britannica; 1. Free Trade Empire: From Hawick to Calcutta; 2. Walter Bagehot's Dashed Doubts; 3. Edward Johnstone and the Aristocracy of Finance; 4. Landslide Liberalism: Social Reform and War; 5. Own Gold: Layton and the League; II. Translatio Imperii; 6. Extreme Centre; III. Pax Americana; 7. Liberal Cold Warriors; 8. Globalization and Its Contents; Conclusion: Liberalism's Progress; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index
Summary "The path-breaking history of modern liberalism told through the pages of one of its most zealous supporters In this landmark book, Alexander Zevin looks at the development of modern liberalism by examining the long history of the Economist newspaper, which, since 1843, has been the most tireless--and internationally influential--champion of the liberal cause anywhere in the world. But what exactly is liberalism, and how has its message evolved? Liberalism at Large examines a political ideology on the move as it confronts the challenges that classical doctrine left unresolved: the rise of democracy, the expansion of empire, the ascendancy of high finance. Contact with such momentous forces was never going to leave the proponents of liberal values unchanged. Zevin holds a mirror to the politics--and personalities--of Economist editors past and present, from Victorian banker-essayists James Wilson and Walter Bagehot to latter-day eminences Bill Emmott and Zanny Minton Beddoes. Today, neither economic crisis at home nor permanent warfare abroad has dimmed the Economist's belief in unfettered markets, limited government, and a free hand for the West. Confidante to the powerful, emissary for the financial sector, portal onto international affairs, the bestselling newsweekly shapes the world its readers--as well as everyone else--inhabit. This is the first critical biography of one of the architects of a liberal world order now under increasing strain."--ProQuest
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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SUBJECT Economist (London, England : 1843) -- History
Subject British periodicals
Liberalism
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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9781781686256
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