{"product_id":"the-persistence-of-party-ideas-of-harmonious-discord-in-eighteenth-century-britain-hardback-9781108841634","title":"The Persistence of Party; Ideas of Harmonious Discord in Eighteenth-Century Britain (Hardback) 9781108841634","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Persistence of Party\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIdeas of Harmonious Discord in Eighteenth-Century Britain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOffers a fundamental re-evaluation of the origins and importance of the idea of 'party' in British politics and political thought.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMax Skjönsberg (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108841634, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 January 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e350 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 2.5 cm, 0.71 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Max Skjönsberg's informative and engaging new book … addresses the way political thinkers grapple with the perils of partisanship … It is clearly organized, and Skjönsberg presents the arguments crisply and directly. The source base is impressive and includes correspondence and papers alongside the published works. At a time when partisan polarization seems more dangerous than ever, this book provides an illuminating look at the origin of those concerns.' Chris Dudley, Journal of British Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePolitical parties are taken for granted today, but how was the idea of party viewed in the eighteenth century, when core components of modern, representative politics were trialled? From Bolingbroke to Burke, political thinkers regarded party as a fundamental concept of politics, especially in the parliamentary system of Great Britain. The paradox of party was best formulated by David Hume: while parties often threatened the total dissolution of the government, they were also the source of life and vigour in modern politics. In the eighteenth century, party was usually understood as a set of flexible and evolving principles, associated with names and traditions, which categorised and managed political actors, voters, and commentators. Max Skjönsberg thus demonstrates that the idea of party as ideological unity is not purely a nineteenth- or twentieth-century phenomenon but can be traced to the eighteenth century.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. Party in history and politics\u003cbr\u003e 1. Background, contexts, and discourses\u003cbr\u003e 2. Rapin on the origins and nature of party division in Britain\u003cbr\u003e 3. Bolingbroke's country party opposition platform\u003cbr\u003e 4. David Hume's early essays on party politics\u003cbr\u003e 5. Faction detected? Pulteney, Perceval, and the Tories\u003cbr\u003e 6. Hume on the parties' speculative systems of thought\u003cbr\u003e 7. Hume and the history of party in England\u003cbr\u003e 8. Political transformations during the Seven Years' War: Hume and Burke\u003cbr\u003e 9. 'Not men, but measures': John Brown on free government without faction\u003cbr\u003e 10. Edmund Burke and the Rockingham Whigs\u003cbr\u003e 11. Burke's thoughts on the cause of the present discontents\u003cbr\u003e 12. Burke and his party in the age of revolution\u003cbr\u003e 13. Burke and the Scottish enlightenment\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political parties [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political parties\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20parties%20%5BJPL%5D%22\"\u003eJPL\u003c\/a\u003e], Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909059830040,"sku":"9781108841634","price":78.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108841634i.jpg?v=1696727487","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-persistence-of-party-ideas-of-harmonious-discord-in-eighteenth-century-britain-hardback-9781108841634","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}