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Colin Hay - Why We Hate Politics - 9780745630991 - V9780745630991
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Why We Hate Politics

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Description for Why We Hate Politics Paperback. * An original and illuminating analysis of current trends in contemporary politics. * A brilliantly written text which is likely to become a minor classic in the field. * Examines and explains current levels of disengagement and apathy towards politics and politicians. * Genuinely international and comparative in focus. Series: Polity Short Introductions. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Politics was once a term with an array of broadly positive connotations, associated with public scrutiny, deliberation and accountability. Yet today it is an increasingly dirty word, typically synonymous with duplicity, corruption, inefficiency and undue interference in matters both public and private. How has this come to pass? Why do we hate politics and politicians so much? How pervasive is the contemporary condition of political disaffection? And what is politics anyway?


In this lively and original work, Colin Hay provides a series of innovative and provocative answers to these questions. He begins by tracing the ... Read more

He goes on to develop and defend a broad and inclusive conception of politics and the political that is far less formal, less state-centric and less narrowly governmental than in most conventional accounts. By demonstrating how our expectations of politics and the political realities we witness are shaped decisively by the assumptions about human nature that we project onto political actors, Hay provides a powerful and highly distinctive account of contemporary political disenchantment. Why We Hate Politics will be essential reading for all those troubled by the contemporary political condition of the established democracies.

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Polity Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745630991
SKU
V9780745630991
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Ref
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About Colin Hay
Colin Hay is Professor of Political Analysis at the University of Sheffield.

Reviews for Why We Hate Politics
"Hay's deeply interesting book is a splendid alchemy of detailed academic political science." The Guardian "This is, without reservation, a powerful, ambitious and provocative text that is destined to become a classic book in the field of political science." Matthew Flinders, British Politics "A fascinating and well-written account which ... Read more

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