Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1653-1716) was one of the most acute
observers of the European political order of his time, and an
important forerunner of the Scottish Enlightenment. Famous in his
own day and since for his patriotic opposition to the
Anglo-Scottish Union of 1707, Fletcher was an admirer of the
ancients and a student of Machiavelli, who would adapt
Machiavelli's strictly political concepts of a world increasingly
shaped by commerce. His works address the fate of small nations
dominated by larger, the advantages and disadvantages of great
capital cities, and the prospects for new forms of political union
which would be to the benefit of all of Europe's regions. This book
is the first complete modern edition of Fletcher's works. The
editor's introduction draws on research into Fletcher's life and
thought, and the annotated text enables readers to appreciate the
range and sharpness of Fletcher's analysis.
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