Reappraising political theory : revisionist studies in the history of political thought / Terence Ball
1995, First Edition. Oxford New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #429307
ISBN: 0198279531
Physical description; xv, 310 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-304) and index. Contents; Reappraising political theory -- Whither political theory? -- Machiavelli and moral change -- Hobbes's linguistic turn -- Rousseau's civil religion reconsidered -- The survivor and the savant: two schemes for civil religion compared -- Benthamite discipline and punishment; or, what Foucault missed -- Utilitarianism, feminism, and the franchise -- Vico and Marx on 'Making' history -- Marx and Darwin: a reconsideration -- Constitutional interpretation: what's wrong with 'Original intent'? -- The myth of Adam and American identity. Subjects; Political science History. Political science Philosophy. POLITICAL SCIENCE Essays. POLITICAL SCIENCE Government General. POLITICAL SCIENCE Government National. POLITICAL SCIENCE Reference. Political science.
Price: €100.00