From the Book - Second edition.
The practice of liberalism
Part one. The confidence of youth (1830-1880)
Historical setting in the 1830s: thrown into a world of ceaseless change
Guiding thoughts from founding thinkers: conflict, resistance, progress, and respect
Liberalism in practice: four exemplary politicians
The nineteenth-century legacy: liberalism without caricature
Part two. Liberalism in maturity and the struggle with democracy (1880-1945)
Historical setting in the 1880s: the world liberals were making
The compromises that gave us liberal democracy
The economic powers of the modern state and modern market
Damaged ideals and broken dreams
Thinking about liberalism in the 1930s-1940s
Part three. Second chance and success (1945-1989)
Historical setting after 1945: liberal democracy's new start
New foundations: rights, a democratic rule of law, and welfare
Liberal thinking after 1945
The breadth of liberal politics in the 1950s-1980s
Part four. Liberal dreams and nightmares in the twenty-first century
Two decades that shook liberal democracy
Introduction: It's about more than liberty
The confidence of youth (1830-1880). Historical setting in the 1830s: thrown into a world of ceaseless change ; Guiding thoughts from founding thinkers: conflict, resistance, progress, and respect ; Liberalism in practice: four exemplary politicians ; The nineteenth-century legacy: liberalism without caricature
Liberalism in maturity and the struggle with democracy (1880-1945). Historical setting in the 1880s: the world liberals were making ; The compromises that gave us liberal democracy ; The economic powers of the modern state and modern market ; Damaged ideals and broken dreams ; Thinking about liberalism in the 1930s-1940s
Second chance and success (1945-1989). Historical setting after 1945: liberal democracy's new start ; New foundations: rights, a Democratic rule of law, and welfare ; Liberal thinking after 1945 ; The breadth of liberal politics in the 1950s-1980s
After 1989. Coda: Liberal dreams in the twenty-first century.
