02828 am 22004933u 450 991015374470332120221206181504.09789522227829(PDF ebook)9789522227812(Epub)9789522220929(Print)(CKB)3880000000044320(OCoLC)982244861(EXLCZ)99388000000004432020170828h20082016 uy 0engurmn#nnn|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNoble conceptions of politics in eighteenth-century Sweden (ca 1740–1790) /Charlotta WolffHelsinki :Finnish Literature Society / SKS,[2008]©20161 online resource (136 pages)Open Access e-BooksKnowledge UnlatchedStudia Fennica. Historica ;15"A digital edition of a printed book first published in 2008 by The Finnish Literature Society"--Copyright page.Print version: 9789522220929 Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-134) and index."Noble conceptions of politics in eighteenth-century Sweden (ca 1740-1790) is a study of how the Swedish nobility articulated its political ideals, self-images and loyalties during the Age of Liberty and under the rule of Gustav III. This book takes a close look at the aristocracy's understanding of a free constitution and at the nobility's complex relationship with the monarchy. Central themes are the old notion of mixed government, classical republican conceptions of liberty and patriotism, as well as noble thoughts on the rights and duties of the citizen, including the right to rebellion against an unrighteous ruler. The study is a conceptual analysis of public and private political statements made by members of the nobility, such as Diet speeches and personal correspondence. The book contributes to the large body of research on estate-based identities and the transformation of political language in the second half of the eighteenth century by connecting Swedish political ideals and concepts to their European context."Studia Fennica.Historica ;15.NobilitySwedenHistory18th centuryAristocracy (Political science)SwedenHistory18th centurySwedenPolitics and government18th centuryNobilityHistoryAristocracy (Political science)History948.503Wolff Charlotta1976-,857781AuAdUSAAuAdUSAUkMaJRU9910153744703321Noble conceptions of politics in eighteenth-century Sweden (ca 1740–1790)1915297UNINA