About the Author

Francois Guizot (1787 1874) was a French historian, political philosopher, and politician. Larry Siedentop was educated at Hope College, Harvard, and Oxford. He is Emeritus Fellow of Keble College, Oxford, and was for many years faculty lecturer in political thought in the university. His publications include The Nature of Political Theory, Tocqueville, and most recently, Democracy in Europe.

Reviews

"...this is a book that economists studying the history of their discipline should read, and this new edition is a good chance to fill a possible gap." - Stefano Solari, University of Padua, History of Economic Thought and Policy/1-2014