
The Political Classics: Hamilton to Mill
Oxford University Press
Published on 20. May 1993
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-19-878025-0 (ISBN)
Description
Spanning a critical period--from the turbulent era of the American and French Revolutions through to the calmer waters of the nineteenth centuries, this book will help all students of political ideas to gain a fuller appreciation of the great works which form the foundation of the subject.
Seven classic texts have been chosen for analysis: Hamilton's The Federalist, Sieyes' What is the Third Estate?, Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France, Hegel's The Philosophy of Right, de Tocqueville's Democracy in America, Marx and Engels' Communist Manifesto, and Mill's On Liberty.
Together they illustrate and express the main themes of the period. The most prominent of these is the growing distinction between the state and society and the problems that this brings in its train. Other themes embrace the interplay of revolution and reaction, the growth of representative government, and the challenge posed by democracy.
The clear analysis and explanation contained in each essay will enable the reader to return to the original texts with a new understanding and insight.
Seven classic texts have been chosen for analysis: Hamilton's The Federalist, Sieyes' What is the Third Estate?, Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France, Hegel's The Philosophy of Right, de Tocqueville's Democracy in America, Marx and Engels' Communist Manifesto, and Mill's On Liberty.
Together they illustrate and express the main themes of the period. The most prominent of these is the growing distinction between the state and society and the problems that this brings in its train. Other themes embrace the interplay of revolution and reaction, the growth of representative government, and the challenge posed by democracy.
The clear analysis and explanation contained in each essay will enable the reader to return to the original texts with a new understanding and insight.
Reviews / Votes
`Very good general introduction.'Dr S.F. Tormey, Nottingham University `The book contains useful commentaries on the central works of political philosophy; it will be an excellent introduction for students.'
Phillip Cole, Middlesex University `All of the contributions are valuable ... Each chapter has a useful guide to further reading.'
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
329 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-878025-0 (9780198780250)
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ProfessorProfessor, Hong Kong Baptist University
Honorary Fellow, Department of Politics, University of Wales, Swansea, and University Fellow in the Centre for the Study of DiplomacyHonorary Fellow, Department of Politics, University of Wales, Swansea, and University Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Diplomacy, University of Leicester
Senior Lecturer in PoliticsSenior Lecturer in Politics, University of Leicester
Content
Introduction - political theory in an age of revolution and counter-revolution, Murray Forsyth et al; Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison - "The Federalist", Murray Forsyth; Emmanuel Sieyes - "What is the Third Estate?", Murray Forsyth; Edmund Burke - "Reflections on the Revolution in France", Maurice Keens-Soper; Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel - "Philosophy of Right", Bruce Haddock; Alexis de Tocqueville - "Democracy in America", Michael Levin; Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles - "The Communist Manisfesto", John Hoffman; John Stuart Mill - "On Liberty", John Day.