The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought
by David Miller (Editor), Janet Coleman (Editor), William Connolly (Editor), Alan Ryan (Editor)
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Encompassing the whole spectrum of the history and theory of politics from Socrates to Rawls, this is the most comprehensive and scholarly reference work available on its subject.The 350 entries, written by a team of 120 international specialists, are a balanced blend of full-length survey articles and shorter definitions. Key concepts in political thought are defined and analyzed, and ideologies are considered in relation both to historical context and to contemporary politics. All articles show more are cross-referenced and indexed. show lessTags
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Alan Ryan, the former warden of New College, Oxford, has taught political theory at Oxford and Princeton since 1969. His books include The Philosophy of John Stuart Mill, Bertrand Russell: A Political Life, John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liberalism, and Liberal Anxieties and Liberal Education.
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- The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought
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- Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Reference, General Nonfiction, Philosophy, History
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- 320.03 — Society, government, & culture Political science Types of Government Political Science Dictionaries And Encyclopedias
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- JA61 .B57 — Political Science Political science (General) Political science (General) Dictionaries and encyclopedias
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