HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Pan-Slavism, Ernst Moritz Arndt, Italian Unification
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20:08: classical liberalism vs. contemporary liberalism, political and economic liberalism, characteristics of liberalism, legacy of the french revolution, a middle-class ideology, liberal forefathers and key thinkers. First talked about liberalism during the congress of vienna. These two concepts came together in the early 19th century. The aristocratic order became very threatened by the idea of liberalism. Social, political, cultural rule of the aristocrats was threatened by liberalism. 19th century liberalism is the product of books french revolution and priorities of the new middle class. Total freedom from state, government or outside intervention or constraints in economic affairs. Rigid on the idea that economic idea cannot be constrained. See need the for some intervention in the economy, service in upward mobility. Revolution: tyranny of the majority (mill, free- trade/ laissez-faire, government should be a hands-off model in terms of economy, there should be no government influence in the economy.
