Här kartläggs de moderna politiska idéernas framväxt - från Machiavelli, Hobbes och Locke till nutidens Hayek och Rawls.Denna titel har tidigare givits ut av SNS förlag men ingår numera i Studentlitteraturs sortiment.RECENSIONER"Nycander?s book is a rich product of impressive scholarship. It is pertinent in its presentation, and masterfully precise in its references and analyses. It covers a broad sweep of intellectual development in both Europe and the United States, and presents the history of liberalism at a world level. With its broad coverage and approach, it fills a gap in the international literature too. It is a book which clearly must, if it is to come to its full and proper use, be translated into one of the world?s major languages. Sweden is too small to hold a book of this magnitude."Alf W. Johansson,Professor Emeritus in History, Södertörn University"Nycander?s book is a solid work of scholarship, and it would make an important contribution to the international discussion. It is more than capable of meeting the competition. It is much broader, for example, than The Science of Liberty, 2010, a popularly oriented work by Timothy Ferris which explores the contribution of the scientific revolution to liberalism."Hans L. Zetterberg,Former professor of sociology