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3rd Edition

Introduction to Political Theory

Copyright Year 2015

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Introduction to Political Theory is a text for the 21st century. It shows students why an agreement of theory is crucial to an understanding of issues and events in a rapidly shifting global political landscape. Bringing together classic and contemporary political concepts and ideologies into ane book, this new text introduces the major approaches to political issues that have shaped the modern world, and the ideas that class the currency of political contend.

Introduction to Political Theory relates political ideas to political realities through constructive apply of examples and case studies making theory lively, contentious and relevant.

This updated third edition comes with significant revisions which reflect the latest questions facing political theory, such as the French burqa controversy, ethnic nationalism and the value of research from sociobiology. Accompanying these debates is a wealth of new and thought-provoking case studies for give-and-take, including (consensual) sadomasochism, affirmative action and aforementioned-sexual practice marriage. A new affiliate on difference has also been added to complement those on feminism and multiculturalism.

The revised glossary, revamped website for further reading and new streamlined layout make Introduction to Political Theory third edition the perfect accompaniment to undergraduate study.

Tabular array of Contents

Function 1 Classical Ideas What is Power? 1 The State 2 Freedom 3 Equality four Justice 5 Commonwealth 6 Citizenship 7 Punishment Part 2 Classical Ideologies What is Ideology? viii Liberalism 9 Conservatism 10 Socialism 11 Anarchism 12 Nationalism 13 Fascism Part 3 Contemporary Ideologies What is a New Social Motility? 14 Feminism 15 Multiculturalism 16 Ecologism 17 Fundamentalism Office 4 Contemporary Ideas What do we Mean by a New Idea? 18 Human Rights 19 Civil Disobedience 20 Political Violence 21 Difference 22 Global Justice Decision Glossary Index

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Biography

John Hoffman has taught in the Department of Politics, Academy of Leicester since 1970. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Political Theory, having retired at the stop of September 2005. He has written widely on Marxism, feminism and Political Theory, with his most recent volume beingness Citizenship beyond the State, published by Sage in 2004. He is currently working on John Grey and the problem of utopia.

Paul Graham is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Managing director of Programmes at Buckingham University. He has written on German language and Anglo-American Political thought, with published work on John Rawls (Rawls, Oneworld Publishers, 2007) and Karl Heinz Bohrer. He too has a developing involvement in sociobiological (Darwinian) approaches to politics.

Reviews

This is an outstandingly clear, attainable yet sophisticated introduction to political theory, primarily aimed at those new to the subject field, simply containing more than enough to appoint and claiming even　the nigh experienced politics undergraduate. The case studies - substantially updated since the 2d edition - highlight excellently how political theory can be applied in practice.

Dr Mike Gough, University of East Anglia, Uk.

Whether we know it or non, say Paul Graham and John Hoffman, we are all political theorists because our actions are guided by ideas.　 And they're right.　 The consequence is not so much whether we should do political theory, only how to do it improve - and this volume is an excellent place to commencement.　 The third edition of this marvellous text has been fully updated with lively example studies, designed to bring the full range of classical and contemporary ideas and ideologies to life.　 Advanced high schoolhouse students, and university students coming to political theory for the first time, will appreciate this thorough introduction to the conversation that is political theory - and will bask beingness made to feel that they are participants in it, and not just spectators.

Professor Andrew Dobson, Keele University, Great britain.