TY - BOOK AU - Wall,Steven TI - The Cambridge companion to liberalism SN - 9781107439412 (paperback) AV - JC574 .C35 2015 U1 - 148 22 PY - 2015/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Liberalism KW - History KW - PHILOSOPHY / Political KW - bisacsh N2 - "The political philosophy of liberalism was first formulated during the Enlightenment in response to the growth of the modern nation-state and its authority and power over the individuals living within its boundaries. Liberalism is now the dominant ideology in the Western world, but it covers a broad swathe of different (and sometimes rival) ideas and traditions and its essential features can be hard to define"-- ER -