First published in 1992 and now available in paperback in three
volumes, Paul Rahe's ambitious and provocative book bridges the gap
between political theory, comparative history and government, and
constitutional prudence. Rahe challenges prevailing interpretations
of ancient Greek republicanism, early modern political thought, and
the founding of the American republic. ' An] extraordinary book. .
. . It is a great achievement and will stay as a landmark.'--"The
Spectator" (London) 'This is the first, comprehensive study of
republicanism, ancient and modern, written for our time.'--Harvey
Mansfield, Harvard University 'A stunning feat of scholarship,
presented with uncommon grace and ease--the sort of big, important
book that comes along a few times in a generation. In an age of
narrow specialists, it ranges through the centuries from classical
Greece to the new American Republic, unfolding a coherent new
interpretation of the rise of modern republicanism. . . .
World-class, and sure to have a quite extraordinary impact.'--Lance
Banning, University of Kentucky Volume I: The Ancien Regime in
Classical Greece Where social scientists and many ancient
historians tend to follow Max Weber or Karl Marx in asserting the
centrality of status or class, Rahe's depiction of the illiberal,
martial republics of classical Hellas vindicates Aristotle's
insistence on the determinative influence of the political regime
and brings back to life a world in which virtue is pursued as an
end, politics is given primacy, and socioeconomic concerns are
subordinated to grand political ambition. Volume II: New Modes and
Orders in Early Modern Political Thought Where many intellectual
historians discern a revival of the classical spirit in the
political speculation of the age stretching from Machiavelli to
Adam Smith, Rahe brings to light a self-conscious repudiation of
the theory and practice of ancient self-government and an
inclination to restrict the scope of politics, to place greater
reliance on institutions than on virtuous restraint, and to give
free rein to the human's capacities as a tool-making animal. Volume
III: Inventions of Prudence: Constituting the American Regime Where
students of the American founding are inclined to dispute whether
the Revolution was liberal, republican, or merely confused, Rahe
demonstrates that the American regime embodies an uneasy, fragile,
and carefully worked-out compromise between the enlightened
despotism espoused by Thomas Hobbes and the classical republicanism
defended by Pericles and Demosthenes.
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