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Common Wealth, Common Good: The Politics of Virtue in Early Modern Poland-Lithuania (Oxford Historical Monographs)

Full title: Common Wealth, Common Good: The Politics of Virtue in Early Modern Poland-Lithuania (Oxford Historical Monographs)
ISBN: 9780198735342
ISBN 10: 0198735340
Authors: Wagner-Rundell, Benedict
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Edition: 1
Num. pages: 208
Binding: Hardcover
Language: en
Published on: 2015

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Synopsis

Examines The Political Discourse Of The Commonwealth Of Poland-lithuania In The Late 17th And Early 18ath Centuries, Arguing The Importance Of Moral Concepts, Especially That Of Public Virtue, During The Period. The Ideal Of The Commonwealth -- Calls For A Moral Revival -- Government Of Local Worthies -- Proposals For Radical Reform -- The Sejm Of 1712-13 -- The Confederation Of Tarnogród -- A Reforming Moment? -- Wider Contexts. Benedict Wagner-rundell. Includes Bibliographical References And Index (pages 185-189).