ISBN: 9780745631028

Bruce Haddock''s lucid and original textbook combines historical and theoretical analysis, setting political thought in the context of the emerging institutional, cultural and economic fr… More...

Bruce Haddock''s lucid and original textbook combines historical and theoretical analysis, setting political thought in the context of the emerging institutional, cultural and economic framework of the modern world. From the colossal impact of the French and American revolutions, through reaction and constitutional consolidation, the book traces the contrasting criteria invoked to justify particular forms of political order from 1789 to the present day. Its chapters are organized around key themes such as liberty, welfare, the nation-state and totalitarianism, focusing on the response of theorists to fundamental ideological and political controversies. Major thinkers covered include Kant, Burke, Hegel, Tocqueville, Marx, Mill, Mazzini, Lenin, Schmitt, Hayek, Oakeshott and Rawls. The book also confronts challenging questions about the status of moral and political principles. Cultural and moral controversy is characteristic of our everyday experience. In recent decades, however, the foundations of political and ethical theory have been widely questioned. Haddock highlights the emergence of a dilemma that faces all citizens: how we make judgements of value from embedded positions in social and cultural communities. A History of Political Thought: 1789 to the Present will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, history and philosophy. | A History of Political Thought by Bruce Haddock Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > History > Politics > Political Theory P10103, Bruce Haddock<

ISBN: 9780745631028

Hardback, [PU: Polity Press], * A major new textbook introducing undergraduate students to the key themes and thinkers in the history of political thought from 1789 to the present day. *… More...

Hardback, [PU: Polity Press], * A major new textbook introducing undergraduate students to the key themes and thinkers in the history of political thought from 1789 to the present day. * Adopts a thematic approach to situate developments in political thinking in historical context., Political Science & Theory<

2005, ISBN: 0745631029

[EAN: 9780745631028], Neubuch, [PU: Polity Press 2005-07-27, Cambridge], Language: ENG, Books

2005, ISBN: 0745631029

[EAN: 9780745631028], Neubuch, [PU: Polity], Books

2005, ISBN: 9780745631028

Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Polity Press], Polity Press, 2005