The interpretive literature in the history of political thought is now vast, complex and esoteric, posing as much a barrier to the understanding of the undergraduate student as it offers assistance. This unique and innovative text provides the student with a guide through this maze of argument. Each chapter sets out the major positions and debates that surround the texts of key thinkers, analyzes major problems of interpreting them, examines the sources of disagreement, and evaluates the different interpretations in terms of their strengths, weaknesses and contributions to scholarship.
The interpretive literature in the history of political thought is now vast, complex and esoteric, posing as much a barrier to the understanding of th...
This book is the first comprehensive guide and introduction to the central theorists in the post-marxist intellectual tradition. In jargon free language it seeks to unpack, explain, and review many of the key figures behind the rethinking of the legacy of Marx and Marxism in theory and practice. Key thinkers covered include Cornelius Castoriadis, Jean-Francois Lyotard, Deleuze and Guattari, Laclau and Mouffe, Agnes Heller, Jacques Derrida, Jurgen Habermas and post-Marxist feminism.aUnderlying the whole text is the central question: What is Post-Marxism? Each chapter covers a key thinker or...
This book is the first comprehensive guide and introduction to the central theorists in the post-marxist intellectual tradition. In jargon free lan...
This book provides students with a critical introduction to the British political system and the context of contemporary British policy making. Too often the importance of interpretation, to any understanding of British politics is neglected. Attention to conveying factual information takes precedence over developing theoretical understandings.
This book is different, in that it provides an account of British politics that is conceptually and theoretically driven. It not only outlines the key features of British politics but which also provides critical perspectives on them. McAnulla...
This book provides students with a critical introduction to the British political system and the context of contemporary British policy making. Too of...
In this sympathetic restatement of C B Macpherson's ideas, Townshend provides an overview of Macpherson's theory of possessive individualism and critique of liberal democracy. He suggests that criticism of Macpherson has been misplaced and asks whether his theories should now be given more prominence by political theorists. This is the first book to deal comprehensively with the issues surrounding Macpherson's work; previous studies have used him as a point of departure rather than the focus of detailed analysis and none have included an overall assessment of his thought.
In this sympathetic restatement of C B Macpherson's ideas, Townshend provides an overview of Macpherson's theory of possessive individualism and criti...
Central to this volume is the collapse of the so-called Marxist regimes of Eastern Europe. This volume, written in the light of the apparent complete failure of the Marxian political project, aims to present, in an accessible way, a thematic synthesis of the critical debates. The emphasis is placed on Marxist politics in practice, looking at questions of class alliances, parliamentary forms of democracy, nationalism and the future of Marxism. Debates are set within their historical context; their significance for contemporary politics, both in Eastern Europe and the rest of the...
Central to this volume is the collapse of the so-called Marxist regimes of Eastern Europe. This volume, written in the light of the apparent comp...
