Republics, nations and tribes / Martin Thom
1995, First Edition. London : Verso. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #395144
ISBN: 1859849202
Physical description; 359 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-347) and index. Contents; pt. I. The Last of the Romans -- 1. Passion, Pity and the Last of the Romans -- 2. Word and City -- 3. Rousseau's Rome -- pt. II. The Eighteenth Century Judged -- 4. The Liberty of the Ancients and the Liberty of the Moderns -- 5. Noble Savages, Primitive Peoples -- 6. The Cities Eclipsed -- pt. III. Word and Tribe -- 7. Crossing the Rhine -- 8. Nations and Tribes -- 9. The Tribe-nation -- pt. IV. City and Nation -- 10. A Postscript from Milan. Subjects; Europa. Nationalities, Principle of. Tribes. Nationalism Europe History.
Price: €60.00