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Major Works: Political Theory

You are currently browsing 41–50 of 56 new and published major works in the subject of Political Theory — sorted by publish date from newer books to older books.

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Routledge Major Works has a strong international focus and each of the sets is edited by a leading expert in their field. This publishing programme continues to grow with new book series being created all the time. Worthy mentions include a new Sports Studies and Construction Series.

Titles published by Routledge Major Works cover an abundance of literature on leading and influential figures, key concepts, topics and sub-disciplines across the social sciences, humanities, behavioural sciences and law.

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  1. Democracy

    Edited by Michael Saward

    Series: Critical Concepts in Political Science

    Democracy refers both to a political system and a political idea. As a name for a political system, it refers to the fact that the people themselves rule in some sense - indirectly through elected representatives in the modern period. As an idea, it stands for the desire to deepen and extend the...

    Published December 6th 2006 by Routledge

  2. Hannah Arendt

    Edited by Garrath Williams

    Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers

    Hannah Arendt is increasingly recognised as one of the most important political thinkers of the twentieth century. She gained fame for her historical study of totalitarianism, notoriety for her reportage of Adolf Eichman’s trial, and philosophical recognition for her explorations of (political)...

    Published March 14th 2006 by Routledge

  3. Aristotle

    By John B. Morrall

    First published in 1977 this volume is the only account published in English in the 20th century to be exclusively devoted to an interpretation of Aristotle's political thought (as distinct from commentaries, translations and works on Aristotelean philosophy in general). It places Aristotle in his...

    Published December 24th 2003 by Routledge

  4. John Stuart Mill

    By R J Halliday, R. J. Halliday

    First published in 1976, this volume offers a significant new interpretation of Mill's political thought, Mill's ambivalent attitude to democracy is carefully examined. The implications for modern democracy of Mill's views on consensus and leadership, bureaucracy and participation, equality and...

    Published December 24th 2003 by Routledge

  5. Bentham

    By James Steintrager

    First published in 1977 this volume challenges the accepted interpretations of Bentham's political thought and in particular the landmark criticism by John Stuart Mill and Elie Halévy, the author consulted the extensive manuscript collections left by Bentham to the University of London and the...

    Published December 24th 2003 by Routledge

  6. Socialism

    Critical Concepts in Political Science

    Edited by Jeremy Jennings

    Series: Critical Concepts in Political Science

    This four-volume collection combines the historical with the conceptual, providing a guide to the main themes that have structured socialist thought and practice over the last 200 years. The set also examines contemporary socialism. A detailed index and new introduction makes this set an invaluable...

    Published December 17th 2003 by Routledge

  7. Revolution

    Critical Concepts in Political Science

    Edited by Rosemary H.T. O'Kane

    Series: Critical Concepts in Political Science

    This unique set collects together 83 key articles on revolution. The set begins with theoretical approaches to the study of the subject, noting several theories advanced by revolutionaries themselves, and then moves on to major articles about individual events. Revolution: Critical Concepts...

    Published December 22nd 1999 by Routledge

  8. Marx's Social and Political Thought II (Vols. 5-8)

    Critical Assessments: Second Series

    Edited by Bob Jessop, Russell Wheatley

    Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers

    This collection addresses fundamental themes in Marx's social and political thought. It covers key controversies in the analysis of Marx's overall intellectual development, the influence of Hegel, the Marx-Engels relationship, the validity of historical materialism, the significance of class and...

    Published May 26th 1999 by Routledge

  9. The Collected Works of Harold Laski

    By Paul Hirst

    Series: Routledge Library Editions

    This set comprises ten works spanning Laski's eminent career as a political thinker. Chairman of the Labour Party in 1945, Laski was one of the major political philosophers of the Twentieth Century Left.Amongst the key works included in this set are Studies in the Problem of Sovereignty (1917) and...

    Published July 2nd 1997 by Routledge

  10. Jeremy Bentham

    Critical Assessments

    Edited by Bhikhu Parekh

    Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers

    Bentham scholarship has concentrated on certain aspects of his thought: this collection reflects that bias. Most of the articles are published since 1950, but those of his contemporaries show how his ideas became politically influential. This is an important new contribtion that will be of great...

    Published October 20th 1993 by Routledge

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Forthcoming Books

  1. Aristotle
    By John B. Morrall
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  2. The Discourses of Niccolo Machiavelli
    Edited by Father Leslie J. Walker
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  3. Citizenship
    Edited by Richard Bellamy, Madeleine Kennedy-Macfoy
    To Be Published December 14th 2013
  4. da Silva et al.: Postcolonialism and the Law, 4-vol. set
    Edited by Denise Ferreira da Silva, Brenna Bhandar, Mark Harris
    To Be Published March 14th 2014

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