Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I The inter-war debate: New theories of the state; 1 Weber; 2 Gramsci; 3 Schmitt; Part II Post- war debates: The recovery of politics; 4 Arendt; 5 Oakeshott; 6 De Beauvoir; 7 Adorno; Part III Contemporary debates: Rights, identity and justice; 8 Rawls and Nozick; 9 Kymlicka; 10 Foucault; Index
Summary
This new study presents a fresh and coherent framework for students to understand today's key political ideas. It introduces students to the theoretical context of contemporary political ideas through a historical approach that brings them to life
