The Political classics : Hamilton to Mill
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The Political classics : Hamilton to Mill
Oxford University Press, 1993
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Includes bibliographies and index
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: hbk ISBN 9780198780250
Description
Spanning a critical period-from the turbulent era of the American and French Revolutions through to the calmer waters of the nineteenth centuries, this book will help all students of political ideas to gain a fuller appreciation of the great works which form the foundation of the subject.
Seven classic texts have been chosen for analysis: Hamilton's The Federalist, Sieyes' What is the Third Estate?, Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France, Hegel's The Philosophy of Right, de Tocqueville's Democracy in America, Marx and Engels' Communist Manifesto, and Mill's On Liberty.
Together they illustrate and express the main themes of the period. The most prominent of these is the growing distinction between the state and society and the problems that this brings in its train. Other themes embrace the interplay of revolution and reaction, the growth of representative government, and the challenge posed by democracy.
The clear analysis and explanation contained in each essay will enable the reader to return to the original texts with a new understanding and insight.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - political theory in an age of revolution and counter-revolution, Murray Forsyth et al
- Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison - "The Federalist", Murray Forsyth
- Emmanuel Sieyes - "What is the Third Estate?", Murray Forsyth
- Edmund Burke - "Reflections on the Revolution in France", Maurice Keens-Soper
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel - "Philosophy of Right", Bruce Haddock
- Alexis de Tocqueville - "Democracy in America", Michael Levin
- Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles - "The Communist Manisfesto", John Hoffman
- John Stuart Mill - "On Liberty", John Day.
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: pbk ISBN 9780198780267
Description
This study of classic texts is designed to enable students of political ideas gain a full appreciation of the great works which form the foundation of the subject. It spans a critical period - from the turbulent era of the American and French Revolutions through to the calmer waters of the 19th century. Seven classic texts have been chosen for analysis: Hamilton's "The Federalist", Sieyes' "What is the Third Estate?", Burke's "Reflections on the Revolution in France", Hegel's "The Philosophy of Right", de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America", Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto" and Mill's "On Liberty". Together they illustrate and express the main themes of the period. The most prominent of these is the growing distinction between state and society and the problems that this brings in its train. Other themes embrace the interplay of revolution and reaction, the growth of representative government and the challenge posed by democracy. This volume follows "The Political Classics: Plato to Rousseau".
Table of Contents
- Introduction - political theory in an age of revolution and counter-revolution, Murray Forsyth et al
- Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison - "The Federalist", Murray Forsyth
- Emmanuel Sieyes - "What is the Third Estate?", Murray Forsyth
- Edmund Burke - "Reflections on the Revolution in France", Maurice Keens-Soper
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel - "Philosophy of Right", Bruce Haddock
- Alexis de Tocqueville - "Democracy in America", Michael Levin
- Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles - "The Communist Manisfesto", John Hoffman
- John Stuart Mill - "On Liberty", John Day.
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