Major Works: Political Philosophy

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21. The Political Theory of Anarchism Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 51

    By April Carter

    Anarchism is a significant but relatively neglected of political thought. April Carter examines the anarchist critique of the state, of bureaucracy, of democratic government and contrasts this attitude with more orthodox political theory. She also considers anarchist theories and social and...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
22. The Politics of the Labour Party Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 55

    Edited by Dennis Kavanagh

    It would be differcult to think of any political party whose internal problems have been so publicly scrutinised as have those of the Labour Party in recent years. The authors of The Politics of the Labour Party were not specifically asked to consider the question-why Labour? There has been no...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
23. The Greek State (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 23)

    By Victor Ehrenberg

    This book 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. It also examines the impact which the various forms of state exerted on Greek civilization and...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
24. The Growth of Papal Government in the Middle Ages (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 35)

    By Walter Ullmann

    This book reveals how the medieval papacy grew from modest beginnings into an impressive institution in the Middle Ages and deals with a wide field. It charts the history of the papacy and its relations to East and West from the 4th to the 12th centuries, embraces such varied subjects as law,...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
25. Medieval Papalism (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 36)

    By Walter Ullmann

    This volume deals with the problem of State and Church in the Middle Ages from a new angle. It not only shows how and why the medieval popes pursued a policy of world domination, but also discloses the ideas by which the papal monarchs were primarily influenced....

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
26. Methodism and Politics in British Society 1750-1850 (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 31)

    By David Hempton

    Originally published in 1984, this book charts the political and social consequences of Methodist expansion in the first century of its existence. While the relationship between Methodism and politics is the central subject of the book a number of other important themes are also developed. The...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
27. Islamic Political Thought and Governance

    Edited by Abdullah Saeed

    Series: Critical Concepts in Political Science

    Islam has had a significant impact on world history, not only as a major religion that has directed the personal beliefs and actions of individuals, but also as the basis of a distinct system of government that has developed its own institutions, practices and philosophies. This new Routledge Major...

    Published November 15th 2010 by Routledge
28. RLE: Responding to Fascism

    By Various

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Responding to Fascism

    The rise of fascism in Europe ultimately plunged the world into war and brought about the horrors of the holocaust, yet these outcomes were far from apparent to many observers in the 1930’s. This collection of contemporary and near contemporary works represents some of the diversity of response as...

    Published April 5th 2010 by Routledge
29. Matthew Arnold and John Stuart Mill (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 15)

    By Edward Alexander

    This study 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. The book sets apart Arnold and Mill from their...

    Published October 5th 2009 by Routledge
30. A History of Political Thought in the 16th Century (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 16)

    By J. W. Allen

    This presentation of the main phases and features of political thought in the sixteenth century is based on an exhaustive study of contemporary writings in Latin, English, French, German and Italian. The book is divided into four parts. The first part deals with the new thought of Protestantism....

    Published October 5th 2009 by Routledge