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Reflections on Political Theory
N. Wood
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Description for Reflections on Political Theory
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPC; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
In this thought-provoking study, Neal Wood challenges the conception of political theory as a lofty discipline remote from the world of real politics. Drawing on the examples of thinkers from Plato to those of the nineteenth century, he attempts to define political theory by examining the nature of the state and politics, by identifying the major characteristics that their theories share and by analyzing the conditions that have favoured their creation. Wood critically explores the two principle approaches to studying the work of past theorists - the philosophical and historical - and evaluates the relevance of Marxism. The various theories ... Read more
In this thought-provoking study, Neal Wood challenges the conception of political theory as a lofty discipline remote from the world of real politics. Drawing on the examples of thinkers from Plato to those of the nineteenth century, he attempts to define political theory by examining the nature of the state and politics, by identifying the major characteristics that their theories share and by analyzing the conditions that have favoured their creation. Wood critically explores the two principle approaches to studying the work of past theorists - the philosophical and historical - and evaluates the relevance of Marxism. The various theories ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Number of Pages
178
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349428786
SKU
V9781349428786
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99-15
About N. Wood
NEAL WOOD, Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar since 1988. His publications include Cicero's Social and Political Thought, The Foundations of Political Economy, John Locke and Agrarian Capitalism and The Politics of Locke's Philosophy.
Reviews for Reflections on Political Theory
This is a book that the contemporary English-speaking world needs very much.' - Gordon Schochet, Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University '...a pleasant -as well as informative-read' - Choice