On the political motivation behind my choice of topic, I would like to emphasize that the dichotomy of capitalism versus socialism is more confusing than illuminating in understanding the current sea change in China. 4 These debates, though very important in their own right, neglected the potential of republicanism as an institutional alternative to both 'capitalism' and 'socialism.' I propose to explore in this brief paper the potential of republican thought for our institutional innovations in the 21st century. In the vivid words of Joyce Appleby, 'the recent discovery of republicanism as the reigning social theory of eighteenth-century America has produced a reaction among historians akin to the response of chemists to a new element.' 2 However, most of the debates triggered by Pocock's seminal work focused either on the relative importance of liberalism and republicanism 3 or on the difference between humanist and jurist modes of discourse in early modern times. 1 The field of history of political thought in the English-speaking world has been profoundly transformed ever since. Pocock published his monumental study on 'the Machiavellian Moment and Atlantic Republican Tradition' in 1975. Its membership also includes many teachers at universities in countries outside North America, secondary school teachers, and independent scholars.J. While the largest single group of its members teaches British history in colleges and universities in the United States and Canada, the NACBS has significant representation among specialists in literature, art history, politics, law, sociology, and economics. The NACBS also sponsors an annual conference, as well as several academic prizes, graduate fellowships, and undergraduate essay contests. 44), the journal merged with the NACBS publication Albion, creating one journal for NACBS membership.

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Pocock the machiavellian moment