Roberto Romani is Research Associate at the Centre for History and Economics, King's College, Cambridge.

'Romani has written a first-class study of a fascinating and enduring problem … this book asks fundamental questions regarding the relationship between morality and political freedom. By placing these debates in a context that is both historical and comparative Romani has laid bare the obstinate complexity of the problems posed by the notion of national character.' The European Legacy

• Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. 1750–1850: France: 1. All Montesquieu's sons: the place of esprit général, caractère national, and mœurs in French political philosophy, 1748–89; 2. After the Revolution: Staël on political morality; 3. From republicanism to industrialism and national character: Melchiorre Gioja, Charles Dupin and Continental political economy, 1800–48; 4. The French Restoration dispute over mores and Tocqueville; Great Britain: 5. Between Whiggism and the science of manners: Britain, 1750–1800; 6. British views on Irish national character, 1800–46; Part II. 1850–1914: 7. The demise of John Bull: social sciences in Britain, 1850–1914; 8. Durkheim's collective representation and their background; 9. Socializing public spirit, 1870–1914; Conclusion; Index.

Roberto Romani is Research Associate at the Centre for History and Economics, King's College, Cambridge.

'Romani has written a first-class study of a fascinating and enduring problem … this book asks fundamental questions regarding the relationship between morality and political freedom. By placing these debates in a context that is both historical and comparative Romani has laid bare the obstinate complexity of the problems posed by the notion of national character.' The European Legacy

• Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. 1750–1850: France: 1. All Montesquieu's sons: the place of esprit général, caractère national, and mœurs in French political philosophy, 1748–89; 2. After the Revolution: Staël on political morality; 3. From republicanism to industrialism and national character: Melchiorre Gioja, Charles Dupin and Continental political economy, 1800–48; 4. The French Restoration dispute over mores and Tocqueville; Great Britain: 5. Between Whiggism and the science of manners: Britain, 1750–1800; 6. British views on Irish national character, 1800–46; Part II. 1850–1914: 7. The demise of John Bull: social sciences in Britain, 1850–1914; 8. Durkheim's collective representation and their background; 9. Socializing public spirit, 1870–1914; Conclusion; Index.

Roberto Romani is Research Associate at the Centre for History and Economics, King's College, Cambridge.

'Romani has written a first-class study of a fascinating and enduring problem … this book asks fundamental questions regarding the relationship between morality and political freedom. By placing these debates in a context that is both historical and comparative Romani has laid bare the obstinate complexity of the problems posed by the notion of national character.' The European Legacy

• Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. 1750–1850: France: 1. All Montesquieu's sons: the place of esprit général, caractère national, and mœurs in French political philosophy, 1748–89; 2. After the Revolution: Staël on political morality; 3. From republicanism to industrialism and national character: Melchiorre Gioja, Charles Dupin and Continental political economy, 1800–48; 4. The French Restoration dispute over mores and Tocqueville; Great Britain: 5. Between Whiggism and the science of manners: Britain, 1750–1800; 6. British views on Irish national character, 1800–46; Part II. 1850–1914: 7. The demise of John Bull: social sciences in Britain, 1850–1914; 8. Durkheim's collective representation and their background; 9. Socializing public spirit, 1870–1914; Conclusion; Index.