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Political writings

Herbert Spencer ; edited by John Offer

(Cambridge texts in the history of political thought)

Cambridge University Press, 1994

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxiii-xxxvii) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book places Spencer's famous argument for political individualism in his The Man versus the State alongside his early The Proper Sphere of Government, out of which, after due gestation, emerged not only The Man versus the State but also Social Status and his all-embracing theory of evolution. Both are valuable as unyielding statements of anti-state political theory and as sources of perceptive comments on political events of the times. An introduction sets them in their context and examines their main themes. The book will be of interest to both undergraduates and specialists in politics, political theory, social policy, sociology and history.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Principal events in Spencer's life
  • Bibliographical note
  • Editor's note
  • The Proper Sphere of Government
  • The Man versus the State
  • Appendix: Spencer's article of 1836 on the Poor Law
  • Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA21052436
  • ISBN
    • 0521431425
    • 9780521437400
  • LCCN
    92035996
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxxviii, 186 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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