The Dictionary of Liberal Thought

by Duncan Brack (Editor), Ed Randall (Editor)

This is a comprehensive guide to the key figures and ideas of the liberal-democratic tradition from the seventeenth century to the present. With a broad compass, taking in liberal, social democrat, and libertarian thinkers, movements, and concepts, this is the first dictionary of its kind. Each article includes a biography, key ideas, key works, and further reading.

416 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2008

About the author

Duncan Brack was the British Liberal Democrat Party's first Policy Director and between 2010-12 was a special advisor in the Department of Energy and Climate Change. He is currently an independent environmental policy researcher and an Associate Fellow of Chatham House. He is editor of the Journal of Liberal History.

Reviews

[Gramarye · Rating 3 out of 5]

Covers the key theorists, ideas, and organisations that have shaped more than three centuries of liberal philosophy in Great Britain and elsewhere. A single-volume reference book, meant more for quick fact-checking than extended reading, but suitable for its purposes.