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This book offers an original account of the history of liberal thought, one grounded in an institutional history of medieval pluralism and the early modern rationalizing state, and explores the deep tensions that liberal political thought rests upon.
From the Frankfurt book fairs in the 16th century to the Farringdon Road barrows in the 20th, fairs and markets have played a crucial role in the circulation of books. In this volumeleading book historians investigate the presence of the book trade in the streets and public spaces of Britain and Europe. The essays range across geographical as well as chronological frontiers to follow the movement of books,ideas and people.