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The Political Theory Reader

Schumaker, Paul (Editor)

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1. Edition February 2010
370 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

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This collection presents 100 key readings that address the contested philosophical assumptions and competing principles of politics. Contributions include writings from the founders of the major ideological perspectives of the 19th and 20th Centuries, to the most important political theorists and philosophers of the modern world. Aimed at those new to the study of political theory, the Reader offers a carefully organized selection of unparalleled breadth, allowing students to see how different ideological voices think about the great issues of politics and how political theory has evolved in its discussion of these issues.

ISBN: 978-1-4051-8996-5
John Wiley & Sons

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Utilizing 100 key readings, The Political Theory Reader explores the rich tradition of ideas that shape the way we live and the great issues in political theory today.
* Allows students to see how competing ideological viewpoints think about the same political issues
* Provides readers with direct access to authors covered in the From Ideologies to Public Philosophies text
* Facilitates discussions by having readings arranged thematically throughout text
* Extracts of works specifically chosen to focus on topics central to issues covered in chapters.

Preface

1. Political Theory, Public Philosophy, and Pluralism

PART I: Ideological Voices

2. Nineteenth-Century Ideologies

3. Twentieth-Century Ideologies

4. Newer Quasi-Ideologies

PART II: Philosophical Assumptions

5. Ontological Conceptions

6. Conceptions of Human Nature

7. Images of Society

8. Epistemological Orientations

PART III: Political Principles

9. On Community

10. On Citizenship

11. On Structure

12. On Rulers

13. On Authority

14. On Justice

15. On Change
Paul Schumaker is Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas, where he has taught courses in political theory and community politics since 1972. Dr Schumaker has authored several books on political theory, including Critical Pluralism, Democratic Performance, and Community Power (1991). His most recent book is the political theory textbook From Ideologies to Public Philosophies (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008).

P. Schumaker, University of Kansas, USA