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Historians working in the classical liberal tradition believe that
individual decision-making and individual rights matter in the
making of history. History written in the classical liberal
tradition emerged largely in the nineteenth century, when the field
of history was first professionalized in Europe and the Americas.
Professional historical research was then imbued with liberal
values, which included rigorous attention to the sources,
historicist suspicion of an ultimate mover, an honest and
dispassionate rational outlook, and humility towards what could be
known. Above all, liberals wanted to chart the history of liberty,
warn against threats to liberty, and defend it in an evolving
political world. They believed history was real, and that it had
lessons to teach, but that these lessons could not provide
sufficient knowledge to predict the future or reorganize society
around a central plan. This book demonstrates how the classical
liberal tradition in historical writing persists to this day, but
how it is often neglected and due for renewal. The book contrasts
the classical liberal view on history with conservative,
progressive, Marxist, and post-modern views. Each of the eleven
chapters address a different historical topic, from the development
of classical liberalism in nineteenth century America to the the
history of civil liberties and civil rights that stemmed from this
tradition. Authors give particular attention to the importance of
social and economic analysis. Each contributor was chosen as an
expert in their field to provide a historiographical overview of
their subject, and to explain what the classical liberal
contribution to this historiography has been and should be. Authors
then provide guidance towards possible tools of analysis and
related research topics that future historians working in the
classical liberal tradition could take up. The authors wish to call
upon other historians to recognize the important contributions to
historical understanding that have come and can be provided by the
insights of classical liberalism.
Historians working in the classical liberal tradition believe that
individual decision-making and individual rights matter in the
making of history. History written in the classical liberal
tradition emerged largely in the nineteenth century, when the field
of history was first professionalized in Europe and the Americas.
Professional historical research was then imbued with liberal
values, which included rigorous attention to the sources,
historicist suspicion of an ultimate mover, an honest and
dispassionate rational outlook, and humility towards what could be
known. Above all, liberals wanted to chart the history of liberty,
warn against threats to liberty, and defend it in an evolving
political world. They believed history was real, and that it had
lessons to teach, but that these lessons could not provide
sufficient knowledge to predict the future or reorganize society
around a central plan. This book demonstrates how the classical
liberal tradition in historical writing persists to this day, but
how it is often neglected and due for renewal. The book contrasts
the classical liberal view on history with conservative,
progressive, Marxist, and post-modern views. Each of the eleven
chapters address a different historical topic, from the development
of classical liberalism in nineteenth century America to the the
history of civil liberties and civil rights that stemmed from this
tradition. Authors give particular attention to the importance of
social and economic analysis. Each contributor was chosen as an
expert in their field to provide a historiographical overview of
their subject, and to explain what the classical liberal
contribution to this historiography has been and should be. Authors
then provide guidance towards possible tools of analysis and
related research topics that future historians working in the
classical liberal tradition could take up. The authors wish to call
upon other historians to recognize the important contributions to
historical understanding that have come and can be provided by the
insights of classical liberalism.
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