Bøger i Routledge Library Editions: Political Science serien
-
502,95 - 2.322,95 kr. The nineteenth century was a time of great economic, social and political change. This book summarizes on a pan-European basis, the major techniques of repression such as the denial of popular franchise and press censorship. It presents a chronological survey of these techniques from 1815 - 1914 in each European country.
- Bog
- 502,95 kr.
-
230,95 - 498,95 kr. - Bog
- 230,95 kr.
-
230,95 - 459,95 kr. Deals with the differing conceptions of socialism and democracy and discusses co-operative socialism. This book also discusses the problem of industrialization; the need for leadership in economic transition and the role of the concept of property; the capitalist solution; decentralization; and, industrialization within the democratic framework.
- Bog
- 230,95 kr.
-
502,95 - 1.748,95 kr. Proposes that parties are indispensable to modern politics and that the absence of parties suggests that a system is governed by a traditional elite which has yet to come to terms with the modern world.
- Bog
- 502,95 kr.
-
502,95 - 1.748,95 kr. Examines the anarchist critique of the state, of bureaucracy, of democratic government and contrasts this attitude with more orthodox political theory. This title considers anarchist theories and social and economic organization, the relevance of anarchism to contemporary conditions and the problems of idealism in politics.
- Bog
- 502,95 kr.
-
563,95 - 2.258,95 kr. Covers a specific area of Marxist theory. This title contains an investigation into Marx's theory of value and considers the types of questions and modes of analysis to which this theory leads. It also covers the nature and implications of necessary economic 'laws of tendency' in the capitalist mode of production.
- Bog
- 563,95 kr.
-
- A Conceptual Analysis of the Idea of Socialist Rights
502,95 - 1.875,95 kr. Outlines an analysis of fundamental human rights compatible with historical relativism and applies this to the political right of freedom of expression and the economic right to work.
- Bog
- 502,95 kr.
-
- General Principles of Selection in Social Science and History
502,95 - 2.298,95 kr. Social science is a social activity as well as a method of discovery. The researchers' values and politics colour their work and so do their choices of scientific method. This book discusses the technical effects of values and the political effects of technique. It reports what social scientists and historians actually do.
- Bog
- 502,95 kr.
-
632,95 - 1.875,95 kr. Explores the need to redefine socialism in terms which extend beyond 'statism', which reflects the changing nature of contemporary Britain. This title presents the essays that consider social policy in a wide range of fields, health, housing, energy and economic planning, as well as the questions of democratic involvement in the political process.
- Bog
- 632,95 kr.
-
301,95 - 663,95 kr. Offers a framework for analyzing politics in various human groups from families to multinational companies, and from villages to modern nation states. This book aims to extend the range of politics beyond its usual institutional focus, to stress its interdisciplinary requirements and to expand the conception of politics in societies.
- Bog
- 301,95 kr.
-
502,95 - 1.875,95 kr. Reveals Marx's moral philosophy and analyzes its nature. This book discusses the methodological side of Marx's ethics showing how Marx's criticism of conventional morality and his views on historical materialism, determinism and ideology are compatible with having an ideological system of his own.
- Bog
- 502,95 kr.
-
558,95 - 1.875,95 kr. - Bog
- 558,95 kr.
-
479,95 - 1.684,95 kr. Despite its importance in understanding the social relations of labour little attention has been paid by Western Marxists to evolutionary theory. This title argues that the human species must be seen as discontinuous with its nearest biological ancestors - that a qualitative distinction was brought about by social labour.
- Bog
- 479,95 kr.
-
139,95 - 1.875,95 kr. Traces the rise and fall of political philosophies since the 17th century. This book argues that social control is at its best a deliberate joint creation of and learning from social experience; and in this sense political discipline although not the same as logical or scientific discipline is like them a submission to form, not force.
- Bog
- 139,95 kr.
-
553,95 - 1.875,95 kr. Deals with the problem of State and Church in the Middle Ages from a different angle. This title shows how and why the medieval popes pursued a policy of world domination, and discloses the ideas by which the papal monarchs were primarily influenced. It examines the prominent part played by the medieval English canonists in shaping papal policy.
- Bog
- 553,95 kr.
-
570,95 - 2.385,95 kr. Reveals how the medieval papacy grew from modest beginnings into an impressive institution in the Middle Ages and deals with a wide field. This book charts the history of the papacy and its relations to East and West from the 4th to the 12th centuries, and embraces such varied subjects as law, finance, diplomacy, liturgy, and theology.
- Bog
- 570,95 kr.
-
478,95 - 1.748,95 kr. Examines immigration and settlement patterns in Britain and the civic position of ethnic minorities by outlining the development of race relations in the political context. This book analyses the numbers, turnout patterns, voting behaviour and attitudes of ethnic minorities to the political process and of the political parties to these minorities.
- Bog
- 478,95 kr.
-
559,95 - 2.258,95 kr. Presents a survey of political thought from Homer to the beginning of the Christian era.
- Bog
- 559,95 kr.
-
552,95 - 1.875,95 kr. Charts the political and social consequences of Methodist expansion in the first century of its existence. This book focuses on relationship between Methodism and politics.
- Bog
- 552,95 kr.
-
313,95 - 727,95 kr. A philosophical biography that gives an account of Godwin's life and thought, and by setting his thoughts in the context of his life, brings the two into juxtaposition.
- Bog
- 313,95 kr.
-
645,95 - 2.258,95 kr. Charts the development and character of the political forms that grew out of the age of Greek immigration into the Aegean, and establishes the forms which in the course of history were decisive.
- Bog
- 645,95 kr.
-
547,95 - 1.875,95 kr. Describes Edmund Burke's political and intellectual world, stressing the importance of the idea of 'property' in Burke's thought. This book focuses on Burke's personal and political situation in the late 1780s to explain how the Reflections came to be written.
- Bog
- 547,95 kr.
-
549,95 - 1.875,95 kr. Presents an account of the historical experience of European parliaments - why different electoral systems were adopted, how they have functioned, how they have affected the development of political parties, and in what respects they have been found over time to be either suitable or unsatisfactory.
- Bog
- 549,95 kr.
-
638,95 - 2.183,95 kr. Helps you understand Locke's political ideas in relation to his writings on philosophy, education, religion and economics and the influence these ideas had upon eighteenth-century political theorists. This book shows how Locke constructed his political perspective as a defense of the principles of natural rights, and constitutional government.
- Bog
- 638,95 kr.
-
502,95 - 1.875,95 kr. The 'Nonconformist conscience' was a major force in late Victorian and Edwardian politics. This book analyses the political impact of the Nonconformists at the peak of their strength when they were near the centre of key debates of the time over such matters as the growth of the British Empire and state provision of social services.
- Bog
- 502,95 kr.
-
284,95 - 498,95 kr. Examines how effectively in Britain, central government is equipped to secure efficiency and responsiveness and argues, that the British system of government is neither as efficient nor as responsive to popular will as a strong democracy requires.
- Bog
- 284,95 kr.
-
593,95 - 2.258,95 kr. Defines the relationship between humanism and liberalism by comparing the two Victorian figures who were most concerned with the preservation of humanistic values in a free and democratic society: Matthew Arnold and John Stuart Mill.
- Bog
- 593,95 kr.
-
479,95 - 1.684,95 kr. Deals with key aspects of the political system in Britain and contains sections on class and voting, candidate selection, campaigning, communications, representational theories, from Greek to Victorian, the role of pressure groups and influential twentieth-century critiques.
- Bog
- 479,95 kr.
-
502,95 - 1.748,95 kr. Analyzes and assesses theories of democracy emanating from studies in a variety of disciplines, and proposes answers to a wide range of questions in moral and political philosophy, philosophy of law and democratic theory.
- Bog
- 502,95 kr.
-
343,95 - 1.110,95 kr. Explores the political and legal institutions necessary for a democratic socialism in advanced industrial societies. This book argues that a democratic socialist society needs a firm framework of public law, and a formal constitution. It maintains that radical reforms in political institutions are necessary in order to effect social change.
- Bog
- 343,95 kr.