An Introduction to Political Thought : : A Conceptual Toolkit / / Peri Roberts, Peter Sutch.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Roberts, Peri,; Sutch, Peter,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; Section I: Classical Origins of Political Thought --; Section II: Modern Developments in Political Thought --; Section III: Contemporary Understandings of Political Thought --; Section IV: Challenges to Universalism and Foundationalism --; Afterword / Current Engagements in Political Thought --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780748644001; 9783110780468
• DOI: 10.1515/9780748644001
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Peri Roberts, Peter Sutch.

Your conceptual toolkit for the study of political thoughtPraise for the first edition'This seems really to have been written with the first-year student in mind. The editors write in a way that is clear, intelligent and engaging without being at all condescending.'Politics Studies ReviewNew for this editionBrand new chapter on international political thought, reflecting one of the most striking developments in contemporary political theoryThis textbook gives you all the vocabulary you need - political, conceptual and historical - to engage confidently and deeply with political thought and the moral and political worlds in which we live.It traces the history of political thought from Plato and Aristotle to Kymlicka and Rorty, following a unique dual structure that introduces key thinkers and core concepts together, making it suitable for any course structure.Topics covered includeUniversal moral order o liberty o political freedom o the state o socialism o utilitarianism o distributive justice o group politics o multiculturalism o international political theory o conservatism o feminism o postmodernism o global justiceThinkers covered include Plato o Aristotle o Hobbes o Locke o Rousseau o Marx o Bentham o Rawls o Nozick o Walzer o Kymlicka o Parekh o Pogge o Hume o Burke o Oakeshott o Rorty