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Since the 1960s, German scholars have developed distinctive methods for writing the history of political, social, and philosophical concepts. Applied to France as well as Germany, their work has set new standards for the historical study of political and social...
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Oxford University Press
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1995-09-07
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At a time when age-old political structures are crumbling, civil strife abounds, and economic uncertainty permeates the air, loyalty offers us security in our relationships with associates, friends, and family. Yet loyalty is a suspect virtue. It is not impartial. It is...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
1995-07-13
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Capitalist societies are full of unacceptable inequalities.
Freedom is of paramount importance.
These two convictions are widely shared across the world. Yet they often seem in complete contradiction with each other. Fighting inequality jeopardizes freedom;...
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Clarendon Press
Parution :
1995-05-25
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In a book written during the First World War, Thomas Mann wrote that political activity was alien to the German spirit and that "in fact the political element was absent from the German concept of education." The Politics of the Unpolitical demonstrates the essential...
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Oxford University Press
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1995-05-11
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This book argues that socialism could return to the centre of political life in the advanced capitalist countries by pursuing the goal of economic democracy. But the book is not just directed at socialists. For its principal aim is to convince socialists and...
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Clarendon Press
Parution :
1995-04-13
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The essays in this book by a group of leading political theorists assess and develop the central ideas of Michael Walzer's path-breaking Spheres of Justice. Is social justice a radically plural notion, with its principles determined by the different social goods that...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
1995-04-06
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Filling a major gap in scholarship, this is the first full-length study of the Athenian politician Aeschines. Along with Isocrates, Aeschines was one of the most prominent Athenian politicians who advocated friendly ties with the Macedonian king Philip II. Though...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
1995-02-16
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Theseus is celebrated as the greatest of Athenian heroes. This work explores what he meant to the Athenians at the height of their city-state in the fifth century B.C. Assembling material that has been scattered in scholarly works, Henry Walker examines the evidence for...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
1995-01-19
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Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, Mill, and Marx, and Foucault - what really links these and other `classic' political theorists? Not, argues Terence Ball, their common status as `dead, white, European males', but instead the exciting and compelling way in which they can...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
1994-11-24
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Rights are basic building blocks of the contemporary state and yet their rigorous justification is notoriously difficult. This book provides a thorough analysis of this central topic in modern political discourse. The book challenges the orthodox view that rights are a...
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Clarendon Press
Parution :
1994-11-17
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Republic is the central work of the Western world's most famous philosopher. Essentially an inquiry into morality,Republic also contains crucial arguments and insights into many other areas of philosophy. It is also a literary masterpiece: the philosophy is presented...
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OUP Oxford
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1994-04-21
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The bringing down of the Berlin Wall is one of the most vivid images and historic events of the late twentieth century.The reunification of Germany has transformed the face of Europe. In one stunning year, two separate states with clashing ideologies, hostile armies,...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
1994-02-24
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This work challenges the thesis first formulated by de Tocqueville and later systematically developed by Louis Hartz, that American political culture is characterized by a consensus on liberal capitalist values. Ranging over three hundred years of history and drawing...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
1993-07-29
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The justification of political authority is one of the long-standing issues of political philosophy, and one which persistently defies satisfactory solution. In this paperback edition of a highly successful study, Professor Martin sets out to provide an original...
Editeur :
Clarendon Press
Parution :
1993-01-28
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Defeated in the East and discredited in the West, Marxism has broken down as an ideology and as a guide to governance. But, for all its flaws, it remains an important tool for understanding and raising questions about key aspects of modern life.
In Marxism and the...
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Clarendon Press
Parution :
1992-03-05
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In this sequel to his Morality, Politics, and Law, Michael Perry addresses the proper relation of moral convictions to the politics of a morally pluralistic society. While his analysis focuses on religious morality, Perry's argument applies to morality generally....
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
1991-10-17
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Addressing the proper relation of moral and religious belief to politics and law, especially constitutional law, Perry here discusses whether a common moral foundation exists that is capable of providing, in a diverse social system like ours, consistent guidelines for...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
1990-05-10
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Can we conceive of a market economy that fulfils the ideals of socialism? In this book, David Miller provides a comprehensive examination, from the standpoint of political theory, of an economy in which market mechanisms retain a central role, but in which capitalist...
Editeur :
Clarendon Press
Parution :
1989-11-23
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Based on six years of research, including interviews with leading Mexican entrepreneurial and political leaders and the assessment of hitherto unavailable materials, this work focuses on the complex political relationship between the Mexican state and leading...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
1989-06-01
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In the mid-1970s, the Italian Communist Party (PCI) almost succeeded in entering the national government; however, by the end of the decade its popularity had dramatically declined. Providing a first-hand view of the turbulent period from 1975 to 1980, this book...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
1988-09-08
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