Documents of Modern Political Thought
Published on 22. August 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-107-62179-4 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1957, this book collects together large sections of important tracts from a variety of political documents, particularly those concerned with democracy, communism, Protestantism or Catholicism. The extracts come from a wide range of authors including Bertrand Russell, Karl Marx, John Locke and Pope Pius XII. This book will be of value to anyone seeking an overview of the key political divisions in the late 20th century or who is interested in political theory generally.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
410 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-62179-4 (9781107621794)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface; Acknowledgements; General introduction; Part I. Representative Democracy: Introduction; 1. Foundations; 2. Majority rule; 3. Liberty; 4. Liberty and economic justice; 5. Decentralisation; 6. International relations; 7. Representative democracy on paper; Part II. Communism: Introduction; 8. General; 9. Dialectical materialism; 10. Economic analysis; 11. The state; 12. Political action; 13. Marxism and colonial and dependent territories; 14. Peaceful co-existence; Part III. Papal Political Theory: Introduction; Part IV. Romantic Authoritarianism; Part V. Protestant Political Thought: Introduction; Books for further reading; Index.