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5.0
Really good introduction to the history of Republican thought. Definitely makes a strong case that (a) many notable 16th-to-18th-century political commentators had a distinct understanding of freedom/liberty that does *not* match up with our contemporary notions (which basically come from Berlin, by way of Constant possibly), and (b) we can resuscitate this "neo-roman" notion of freedom/liberty to gain a refreshing new perspective on modern political issues [for this, see Pettit, "Republicanism"!]
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