An unavoidable work to address the ideological roots that forged the modern world

In this fundamental reference work, the reader will find an exhaustive analysis of the political thought forged in Europe, America and Asia throughout the century that begins with the French Revolution.

Prepared by a brilliant team of prestigious academics, this extensive volume addresses, in all its complexity, the main facets and edges of thought that emerged during the 19th century, from political economy and liberalism to religion, from democratic radicalism to nationalism, passing for socialism and feminism. It also includes specific studies of the most eminent figures of the period –such as Hegel, J. S. Mill, Bentham or Marx– and brief biographical entries on the rest of the relevant thinkers.

Indispensable reading for students and teachers, this great work explores the seismic transformations that language and political imagination experienced -hand in hand with political revolutions, industrialization and imperial expansion, without neglecting other lesser-known continuities of political thought. And social.