Laski's theory of the state. Originally published: New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1921. xi, 317 pp. This influential study develops aspects of Laski's theory of the state, ideas he introduced in his first important publication, Authority in the Modern State (1919). According to Laski, the state is not a supreme entity; it is one association among many that must compete for the people's loyalty and obedience. Harold J. Laski 1893-1950] was a teacher, political scientist, and leader of the Labour Party. His ideas influenced the work of Felix Frankfurter and Oliver Wendell Holmes,...
Laski's theory of the state. Originally published: New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1921. xi, 317 pp. This influential study develops aspects of...
A Solution to the Problem of Authority. Originally published: New Haven: Yale University Press, 1919. x, 19]-398 pp. This work was intended to be a sequel to Studies in the Problem of Sovereignty (1917). Here Laski argues that sovereignty is best understood as a type of authority, and he supports his case with examples drawn principally from modern French history. After tracing the origins of his subject, Laski considers the significance of Bonald, Lamennais, Royer-Collard and the Syndicalist movement. Laski was a professor at Harvard at the time of publication. He was Justice Holmes'...
A Solution to the Problem of Authority. Originally published: New Haven: Yale University Press, 1919. x, 19]-398 pp. This work was intended to be a s...
An influential study of political power. Originally published: New Haven: Yale University Press, 1917. x, ii], 297 pp. This volume (Laski's first) addresses aspects of the theory of the state, a topic he developed further in Authority in the Modern State (1919) and The Foundations of Sovereignty and Other Essays (1921). Laski's theoretical ideas are elaborated through examples drawn from recent political and religious movements, such as the Catholic Revival and the creation of the German Empire. He concludes that the state is not a supreme entity; it is one association among many that must...
An influential study of political power. Originally published: New Haven: Yale University Press, 1917. x, ii], 297 pp. This volume (Laski's first) ad...
Laski s magnum opus, this volume outlines the history and functions of state institutions which (in the author s view) are desirable for the effective functioning of a democracy. Topics discussed include: The necessity of government; state and society; rights and power; liberty and equality; property as a theory of industrial organisation; the nature of nationalism; law as a source of authority; the functions of international organisations.
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Laski s magnum opus, this volume outlines the history and functions of state institutions which (in the author s view) are desirable for the effect...
This is Laski s most important book after A Grammar of Politics. It discusses, on a grand scale, every aspect of American public life. Laski surveys American traditions and the American spirit, political institutions, the entire educational, religious, economic and social scene, America as a world power, and Americanism as a principle of civilisation. Laski s unsurpassed knowledge of American constitutional, social and cultural history is set in the perspective of his deep study of comparative constitutional history and political theory. He was one of very few people to see U.S....
This is Laski s most important book after A Grammar of Politics. It discusses, on a grand scale, every aspect of American public life. Laski...
This volume distils the themes expounded in A Grammar of Politics for the non-specialist reader. It is the best outline of Laski s views in his transitional period.
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This volume distils the themes expounded in A Grammar of Politics for the non-specialist reader. It is the best outline of Laski s views in ...
As a sequel to Studies in the Problem of Sovereignty, this volume, originally published in 1919, expands Laski s pluralist doctrine of the state, (using France as its reference) but covers rather broader ground, since its main object is to insist that the probem of sovereignty is only a special case of the problem of authority. The result is a positive, constructive analysis of politics and the theory of the state which examines the division and organisation of power, the limitations of power and the significance of freedom, the political theory of Bonald, the revival of...
As a sequel to Studies in the Problem of Sovereignty, this volume, originally published in 1919, expands Laski s pluralist doctrine of the s...
This volume bases a clear and unbiased account of Communist philosophy on the Marxian Materialist Concept of History and Marxian Theory of Value. The spear-head of Marxism is its doctrine of class-struggle and from this Laski sets out on in his exposition of the Communist attitude.
Although first published in 1927, the intervening years have in no way detracted from the intrinsic value of this enlightening study, regarded by many as the essential textbook for the understanding of this subject.
This volume bases a clear and unbiased account of Communist philosophy on the Marxian Materialist Concept of History and Marxian Theory of Value. T...
To mark the centenary of its first publication in 1848, the Labour Party issued this important special edition of the Communist Manifesto. In his (then) new historical introduction, harold Laski discussed the authors of the Manifesto, their background and the development of their ideas. He outlined the history of the CommunistLeague, the struggles of the different sects and the emergence of Marx as a leader mandated to produce a programme. After surveying the genesis of the Manifesto, Laski discusses its contribution to world thought.
To mark the centenary of its first publication in 1848, the Labour Party issued this important special edition of the Communist Manifesto. In his (...
