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Tocqueville, Lieber, and Bagehot The Palgrave Macmillan Series on the History of International Thought seeks to publish the best work in this growing and increasingly important field of academic inquiry. Its scholarly monographs cover three types of work: (i) exploration of the intellectual impact of individual thinkers, from key disciplinary figures to neglected ones; (ii) examination of the origin, evolu- tion, and contemporary relevance of specific schools or traditions of international thought; and (iii) analysis of the evolution of particular ideas and concepts in the field. Both classical (pre 1919) and modern (post 1919) thought are covered. Its books are written to be accessible to audiences in International Relations, International History, Political Theory, and Sociology. Series Editor Peter Wilson, London School of Economics and Political Science Advisory Board Jack Donnelly, University of Denver Fred Halliday, London School of Economics and Political Science David Long, Carleton University Hidemi Suganami, University of Keele Also in the Series Internationalism and Nationalism in EuropeanPoliticalThought by Carsten Holbraad The International Theory of Leonard Woolf by Peter Wilson Tocqueville, Lieber, and Bagehot Liberalism Confronts the World David Clinton TOCQUEVILLE,LIEBER,ANDBAGEHOT © W.David Clinton,2003 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2003 978-1-4039-6247-8 All rights reserved.No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published 2003 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 FifthAvenue,New York,N.Y.10010 and Houndmills,Basingstoke,Hampshire,England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillandivision of St.Martin’s Press,LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States,United Kingdom and other countries.Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-52697-0 ISBN 978-1-4039-7375-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781403973757 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Clinton,W.David Tocqueville,Lieber,and Bagehot:liberalism confronts the world/ David Clinton. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-349-52697-0 1.Liberalism.2.International relations.3.Tocqueville,Alexis de, 1805–1859—Contributions in political science.4.Lieber,Francis, 1798–1872—Contributions in political science.5.Bagehot,Walter, 1826–1877—Contributions in political science.I.Title. JC574.C583 2003 320.51(cid:2)092(cid:2)2—dc21 2003041438 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd.,Chennai,India. First edition:September,2003 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To the friends of liberty in an unfriendly world This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments ix Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Why did M. Tocqueville Change His Mind? Civic Virtue and International Society 17 Chapter 3 Why did Professor Lieber say No? Nationalism and Internationalism 45 Chapter 4 Why was Mr. Bagehot Opposed? Government by Discussion 75 Chapter 5 Conclusion: The Legacy of Liberalism 105 Notes 123 Bibliography 151 Index 157 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments C hapter 2 is an extension and elaboration of an article that originally appeared as “Tocqueville on Democracy, Obligation, and the International System,” in the Review of International Studies 19 (July 1993): 227–44, and permission from Cambridge University Press to use this material is gratefully acknowledged. Likewise, a briefer and some- what different version of Chapter 4 appeared as “Dash and Doubt: Walter Bagehot and International Restraint,” in The Review of Politics 65 (Winter 2003): 89–109, and permission to use this material is gratefully acknowledged. The evolution of this work on nineteenth-century writers proceeded at an appropriately stately pace, carrying over from its inception in the twentieth century to its completion in the third year of the twenty-first. That process allowed time for the author to benefit from the professional and personal aid of many people and institutions. To take the latter first, the manuscript could not have been completed without the support provided by a sabbatical leave from Tulane University in the 1999–2000 academic year, and the Department of Political Science and the Dean of the Faculty of the Liberal Arts and Sciences deserve thanks for making that leave financially possible. Equally, the staff of the Department of International Politics at the University of Wales at Aberystwyth, led by its head, Professor Ken Booth, displayed nothing but generosity and cooperation in supplying an environ- ment conducive to research and writing. The book draws on the resources of a number of research facilities. My thanks go to the staff of the Howard- Tilton Library at Tulane, and in particular to Mr. Jack Calbert, who was of invaluable help. The staffs of the Henry E. Huntington Library in San Marino, California, the Hugh Owens Library of the University of Wales at Aberystwyth, the National Library of Wales, and the British Library— especially in the Humanities 1 and Rare Books and Music reading rooms— performed yeoman service. The conference “An Intermediary between
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