The Encyclopedia of Political Thought

ISBN-13: 9781405191296 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 4360 str.

Gibbons, Michael T.

Opis

The Encyclopedia of Political Thought is the most comprehensive and rigorous treatment of significant political thinkers, political theories, concepts, ideas, and schools of thought.

• Comprises over 900 A-Z entries, including brief definitions, biographies, and major topics, written by a team of 700 contributors from around the world
• Explores key theories and theorists, including non-western perspectives, in tracing the evolution of political thought from antiquity to the present day
• Published in association with The Foundations of Political Theory, an organized section of the American Political Science Association

8 Volumes www.encyclopediaofpoliticalthought.com

Unrivalled in scope and scholarly rigor, The Encyclopedia of Political Thought contains over 900 A–Z entries on the most significant political thinkers, theories, concepts, ideas, and schools of thought.

Recenzje

If you have it, well worth spending the money.   (Reference Reviews, 1 September 2015)

Highly recommended. Undergraduate students through researchers/faculty; general readers.  (Choice, 1 July 2015)

O autorze

Editor–in–Chief Michael Gibbons is Associate Professor of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida. He received his doctorate degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1983 with foci on political theory and political economy. He has taught at Siena College and Boston University, as well as at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic as part of the Fulbright Program. He is the author of various articles, chapters, and reviews on contemporary political theory and American political thought. He is co–editor (with Wilson Carey McWilliams) of The Federalists, the Antifederalists and the American Political Tradition (1992) and editor of Interpreting Politics (1987).

Blurb

Unrivaled in scope and scholarly rigor, The Encyclopedia of Political Thought contains over 900 A Z entries on the most significant political thinkers, theories, concepts, ideas, and schools of thought. Available online or as an eight–volume print set, the Encyclopedia examines the history of political thought, contemporary political theory, and political philosophy. The entries range in size from shorter definitions and biographies to extended treatments of major topics and traditions. The Encyclopedia traces the evolution of political thinking from antiquity to the present and emphasizes the richness and diversity of the field s traditions.

Published in association with the Foundations of Political Theory, an organized section of the American Political Science Association, the Encyclopedia brings together distinguished scholars from a wide spectrum of theoretical perspectives. The entries themselves cover key theories and methods from within and outside the canon, with a particular focus on representing nonwestern perspectives. The Encyclopedia espouses a broad vision of political thought that creates links to many other disciplines, including anthropology, classics, economics, literature, and sociology. The online platform contains interactive crossreferencing links and powerful searching and browsing capabilities within the work and across Wiley s comprehensive online reference collection. Combining the most important content with insights from leading scholars, this is an essential reference for students and scholars of political theory at all levels.

Online edition available at www.encyclopediaofpoliticalthought.com.