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Routledge Library Editions: Political Scien Mini-Set A: American Politics: 3-Volume Set Mini-set A: American Politics reprints the following three volumes, originally published in 1967, 1968 and 1971 respectively. The Politics of John F. Kennedy, Anglo-American Democracy and Labour in American Politics. Together they provide a thorough analysis of the two political systems. October 2009: 234x156: 1,132pp Hb: 978-0-415-55527-2: Special Introductionary Price* £150.00 (RRP £190.00)
First Published in 1967
VOLUME 1
The Politics of John F. Kennedy Edited by Edmund Ions Drawing on material from many sources, including official and semi-official records, contemporary historical writing and reliable journals, this volume illustrates why John F. Kennedy’s presidency was one of the most eventful and significant in American history. Through this volume the student can learn how to read and assess historical documents and learn to discriminate among a number of sources and weigh evidence. Selected Contents: Part 1: The Locust Years Part 2: The New Frontier Part 3: The Kennedy Style in Washington Part 4: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Part 5: Foreign Policy and the Cold War Part 6: The Presidential Office Part 7: The Kennedy Regime: Three Appraisals October 2009: 234x156: 242pp Hb: 978-0-415-55517-3: £70.00 US $122.00
First Published in 1968
VOLUME 2
Anglo-American Democracy Edited by Malcolm Shaw This book describes the main characteristics of the British and American political systems. Whilst short, it is integrally comparative with the main emphasis on concepts. The result is a systematic and sustained Anglo-American political analysis. Selected Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Constitutions 3. Parties 4. Pressure Groups 5. Elections 6. Parliament and Congress 7. Executives 8. Government and Society October 2009: 234x156: 144pp Hb: 978-0-415-55524-1: £60.00 US $104.00
First Published in 1979
Edited by April Carter, Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Pearce and Reconcilliation Studies, University of Coventry, UK This book debates the nature and functions of authority: it examines how far our inherited images of authority derive from an aristocratic and traditional order and considers which models of authority are still relevant in a democratic and rationalist society. It discusses the characteristics of the authority relationship, whether political authority differs from other kinds of authority, how authority relates to power and whether authority should be distinguished from the concept of legitimate rule. The latter part of the book explores the relevance or irrelevance of authority in contemporary society. In particular it examines recent libertarian arguments for the rejection of all forms of authority and the special problems of creating and maintaining authority after revolution. Selected Contents: 1. Authority in the Ancien Régime 2. Defining Authority 3. The Nature of Political Authority 4. Political Authority and Political Power 5. Authority in the Modern World 6. Authority and Revolution October 2009: 234x156: 102pp Hb: 978-0-415-55535-7: £60.00 US $104.00
VOLUME 6
First Published in 1973
Direct Action and Liberal Democracy Edited by April Carter, Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Pearce and Reconcilliation Studies, University of Coventry, UK This study focuses primarily on the nature of ’direct action’ in relation to contemporary movements, and considers the role of direct action methods in past campaigns for constitutional and social rights. Boycotts, sit-ins, obstructions, civil disobedience and other unconstitutional forms of protest are examined to see whether they necessarily lead to violence. The political conditions which encourage violence and the effects of various type of violent action are also discussed. The theoretical issues raised by direct action in a parliamentary system are also discussed. Selected Contents: 1. The Meaning of Direct Action 2. Direct Action in the Constitutional Tradition 3. The Politics of Direct Action Campaigns 4. Violence and Power 5. Civil Disobedience and Constitutionalism 6. Direct Action and Liberal Values 7. Direct Action and Democracy. Conclusion. October 2009: 234x156: 180pp Hb: 978-0-415-55536-4: £60.00 US $104.00
VOLUME 7
First Published in 1971
VOLUME 3
VOLUME 5
Authority and Democracy
First Published in 1983
Bureaucracy and Democracy
Labour in American Politics
Edited by Eva Etzioni-Halevy
Edited by Vivian Vale
Although a powerful, independent bureaucracy poses a threat to democracy, it is indispensable to its proper functioning. This book provides an overview of the complex relationship between bureaucracy and the politics of democracy and is essential reading for students of sociology, political science and public administration. It is designed to guide students through the maze of classical and modern theories on the topic, to give them basic information on the historical developments in this area and the present them with case histories of the actual relationship between bureaucrats and politicians in democratic societies.
The author analyzes the considerable legislation enacted between 1945 and 1970 and its effect on labour–management–public relations. He looks at their relevance for Britain today, and offers the most complete survey yet available of the operations of American labour as a pressure group. Selected Contents: 1. Labour and the American Government 2. The Voluntarism of Samuel Gompers 3. The New Government of Franklin Roosevelt 4. The New Model of Sidney Hillman 5. The Conservatism of Senator Taft 6. Modes of Engagement October 2009: 234x156: 180pp Hb: 978-0-415-55526-5: £60.00 US $104.00
Mini-Set B: Democracy: 11-Volume Set Mini-set B: Democracy reprints 11 volumes, by authors such as April Carter, Paul Q. Hirst, Gunnar Heckscher, Peter Pulzer and Douglas Wass. The volumes discuss the democratic process in politics, as well as direct action and social principles within the democratic state. October 2009: 234x156: 4,660pp Hb: 978-0-415-55546-3: Special Introductionary Price* £550.00 (RRP £710.00)
First Published in 1959
VOLUME 4
Social Principles and the Democratic State Edited by S. Benn and R. S. Peters This book, originally published in 1959, makes explicit the social principles which underlie the procedures and political practice of the modern democratic state. The authors take the view that in the modern welfare state there are problems connected with the nature of law, with concepts like rights, justice, equality, property, punishment, responsibility and liberty and which modern philosophical techniques can illuminate. October 2009: 234x156: 404pp Hb: 978-0-415-55528-9: £90.00 US $157.00
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Selected Contents: Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives 1. Classical Theories: Marx, Michels, Mosca 2. Classical Theories: The Weberian Framework 3. Modern Theories: Pluralism and Government Overload 4. Modern Theories: The Technocratic View 5. Modern Theories: The Corporatist View 6. Modern Theories: The Marxist View 7. Bureaucratic Power — A Democratic Dilemma Part 2: Empirical Perspectives 8. The Development of Western Bureaucracy: Overview and Explanation 9. Recent Developments: Some Apparent Counter–Trends 10. Bureaucratic Development and the Power of Bureaucracy 11. Bureaucracy and Party Politics 12. Bureaucracy and Electoral Manipulation 13. Bureaucracy in a Double Bind — Some Case Studies Conclusion October 2009: 234x156: 280pp Hb: 978-0-415-55537-1: £70.00 US $122.00
VOLUME 8
First Published in 1966
Annihilation and Utopia Edited by Errol E. Harris The main purpose of this book is not philosophical speculation, but to draw the obvious conclusions from political and historical facts about the prospects and methods of human political survival. The central theme is developed in the context of problems which cause most anxiety: the arms race, the unstable balance of power, the rapid growth of population, racial conflicts and ideological incompatibilities. Selected Contents: 1. Situation Without Precedent Part 1: The State and War 2. War as a Social Institution 3. Sovereign Authority and Power 4. The Concept of Law 5. The Law of Nations 6. The Rule of Force 7. The Balance of Terror 8. Controlled Disarmament 9. The Moral Issue — Non-Violence 10. ’Peace, when there is no Peace’ Part 2: The Conditions of Peace 11. The Myth of National Self-Determination 12. Philosophical Principles of World Order 13. Legal Principles of World Order 14. Conditions of World Community 15. SocioPolitical Obstacles to World Community Part 3: The Ideological Conflict 16. The Crucial Antithesis 17. Democracy and World Order 18. Communism and World Order 19. Reconciliation of Ideological Differences Part 4: Conclusion 20. Reality and Utopia October 2009: 234x156: 328pp Hb: 978-0-415-55538-8: £70.00 US $122.00
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VOLUME 9
First Published in 1983
VOLUME 13
First Published in 1983
Law, Socialism and Democracy
Government and the Governed
Edited by Paul Q. Hirst
Edited by Douglas Wass
This book explores the political and legal institutions necessary for a democratic socialism in advanced industrial societies. It argues that a democratic socialist society needs a firm framework of public law, and a formal constitution. Populist conceptions of direct democracy and informal justice are argued to be inadequate as the primary means of democratic control in a complex society; likewise Marxist views of the ’withering away of the state’ are challenged as utopian. The book maintains that radical reforms in political institutions are necessary in order to effect social change.
‘An important book, likely to start a new chapter in political philosophy.’ - Times Educational Supplement
Selected Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Law, Socialism and Rights 3. Socialist Legality 4. Socialism, Pluralism and Law 5. Extending Democracy 6. Does Industrial Democracy Have a Future? 7. The Concept of Punishment October 2009: 234x156: 178pp Hb: 978-0-415-55540-1: £60.00 US $104.00
VOLUME 10
First Published in 1957
The Study of Comparative Government and Politics Edited by Gunnar Heckscher The first part of the book discusses the general problems of approach, classification, typology and terminology, and examines ancillary fields of study and the methods of teaching comparative government. Part Two is concerned with studies of particular areas, democratic control of foreign policy, political parties, contemporary revolutionary movements, parliamentary procedures, electoral systems and elections, and nationalized industries. Selected Contents: Part 1: Introduction. General Methodological Problems. Classification, Typology, Teminology. The Configurative Approach. Ancillary Fields of Study. The Teaching of Comparative Government. The Principles of Comparison. Part 2: The Application of Comparative Methods in Political Science. Introduction. Areas Studies – An Example of the Configurative Approach. Institutional and Functional Comparison: General Observations. Nationalised Industries. Parliamentary Procedure. Democratic Control of Foreign Policy. Electoral Systems and Elections. Political Parties. Contemporary Revolutionary Movements and Revolutions. October 2009: 234x156: 172pp Hb: 978-0-415-55541-8: £60.00 US $104.00
VOLUME 11
First Published in 1980
On Justifying Democracy Edited by William Nelson This book analyzes and assesses theories of democracy emanating from studies in a variety of disciplines, and proposes answers to a wide range of questions in moral and political philosophy, philosophy of law and democratic theory. Taken together, these answers constitute the basis for a theory that justifies political democracy. Selected Contents: Part 1: Decisions and Procedures Part 2: Procedural Fairness and Equality 1. Majority Rule and Fairness 2. Procedural Fairness and Justification 3. Possible Replies and Further Considerations Conclusions Part 3: Participation 1. Background: Schumpeter and the Revisionists 2. Participation Theory 3. Problems and Questions 4. Self Government, Consent and Authorization 5. Equal Rights to Participate 6. Participation and Virtue Conclusions Part 4: Popular Sovereignty 1. Arrow’s Theorem 2. The Relevance of Arrow’s Theorem 3. An Alternative Approach 4. Why Popular Sovereignty? 5. Some Consequences Part 5: Economic Theories 1. An Example of Economic Analysis: The Intensity Problem 2. Buchanan and Tullock’s Rationale for Democracy 3. Internal Criticism 4. External Criticism Part 6: Open Government and Just Legislation: A Defense of Democracy 1. Dahl on Madison 2. Morality and Just Government 3. A Conception of Morality 4. Democracy and Just Government: Mill’s Argument 5. Summary, Objections and Qualifications 6. Comparisons and Contrasts Part 7: Law and Morality: The Problem of Political Obligation 1. Law and Morality 2. An Act Utilitarian View 3. The Content of Morality and the Interpretation of Law 4. Secondary Principles of Obligation October 2009: 234x156: 188pp Hb: 978-0-415-55542-5: £60.00 US $104.00
VOLUME 12
First Published in 1972
‘Lucid, critical and full of sense.’ - Glasgow Herald This book examines how effectively in Britain central government is equipped to secure efficiency and responsiveness and argues that as a result of shifts in the balance of power between the executive arm of government in Whitehall and the legislature in Parliament, the British system of government is neither as efficient, nor as responsive to popular will, as a strong democracy requires. The book considers which reforms are most likely to improve the efficiency of the government and to prove acceptable to British political and historical traditions. It reviews the way in which public debate is informed by government release of information and by the press and raises the question of how good a guide to the popular will referenda and public opinion polls are. Selected Contents: 1. United Thoughts and Counsels 2. Cabinet: Directorate or Directory? 3. The Privileged Adviser 4. Critical Opposition — Part of the Polity 5. Opening Up Government 6. Participation — the Sole Bond October 2009: 234x156: 130pp Hb: 978-0-415-55544-9: £60.00 US $104.00
VOLUME 14
First Published in 1959
Political Science An Outline For The Intending Student of Government, Politics and Political Science Edited by Victor H. Wiseman This book makes explicit the social principles which underlie the procedures and political practice of the modern democratic state. The authors take the view that in the modern welfare state there are problems connected with the nature of law, with concepts like rights, justice, equality, property, punishment, responsibility and liberty and which modern philosophical techniques can illuminate. Selected Contents: Part 1: Society: Its Rules and Their Validity 1. Society and Types of Social Regulation 2. Moral Theory 3. Legal Theory 4. Rights Part 2: Social Principles and Their Implementation 5. Justice and Equality 6. Justice and the Distribution of Income 7. Property 8. Punishment 9. Freedom and Responsibility 10. Freedom as a Political Ideal Part 3: Principles of Association and the Democratic State 11. Individuals in Association 12. Sovereignty and the Moral Basis of State Supremacy 13. The State and Other Associations 14. The Grounds of Authority and Political Obligation 15. Democracy Appendix International Relations October 2009: 234x156: 184pp Hb: 978-0-415-55545-6: £60.00 US $104.00
Mini-set C: History of Western Political Thought: 23-Volume Set Mini-set C: History of Western Political Thought consists of 23-volumes, including some classic texts: J. W. Allen’s A History of Political Thought in the 16th Century, Ernest Barker’s Greek Political Theory, Andrew Maclaren Carstairs’ A Short History of Electoral Systems in Western Europe, Victor Ehrenberg’s The Greek State, Felix Raab’s The English Face of Machiavelli and Walter Ullmann’s Medieval Papalism. October 2009: 234x156: 14,476pp Hb: 978-0-415-55578-4: Special Introductionary Price* £1,400.00 (RRP £1,780.00)
VOLUME 15
First Published in 1965
Political Representation and Elections in Britain
Matthew Arnold and John Stuart Mill
Edited by Peter Pulzer
Edited by Edward Alexander
This edition includes expanded sections on class and voting and elites and participation in modern democracy. Many popular misconceptions — about the militancy of party activists, the relations between MPs and constituents, the role of TV and the fairness of the electoral system — are critically examined. Equally important is the review of representational theories, from Greek to Victorian, in the light of what we know today about the workings of Parliament, the role of pressure groups and the mixture of rational and irrational motives in human behaviour. A range of twentieth century critiques, including those of Robert Michels, Joseph Schumpeter, Robert Dahl and Peter Bachrach is presented. Wherever possible, British experience is compared with that of the USA, continental Europe or the Commonwealth.
This study defines the relationship between humanism and liberalism by comparing the two Victorian figures who were most concerned with the preservation of humanistic values in a free and democratic society: Matthew Arnold and John Stuart Mill. The book sets apart Arnold and Mill from their contemporaries and points out their similarities to one another in discussions of their theories of history, poetry, their celebration of the contemplative life and their willingness to welcome democracy. At the same time it examines the differences between the two men, which he uses to create a dialogue between humanism and liberalism on the question of how a high cultural ideal can be realized in democratic society.
Selected Contents: 1. Parliament and Democracy 2. Parties and the Electoral System 3. Members and Parties 4. Voting Behaviour 5. The Relevance of Elections
Selected Contents: 1. Representative Man 2. The Noisy Conflict of Half-Truths 3. Fathers and Sons 4. A Smack of Hamlet 5. The Utility of Poetry 6. The Best That Is Known and Thought in the World 7. Culture and Liberty
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First Published in 1928
VOLUME 20
First Published in 1983
A History of Political Thought in the 16th Century
Political Judgement
Edited by J. W. Allen
Edited by Ronald Beiner
This presentation of the main phases and features of political thought in the sixteenth century is based on an exhaustive study of contemporary writings in Latin, English, French, German and Italian. The book is divided into four parts. The first part deals with the new thought of Protestantism. The rest describes special ideas that emerged in England, France and Italy.
One of the basic capacities of man as a political being is his faculty of judgement. Yet for all the books on concepts like freedom, equality and authority, surprisingly little attention has been given to this topic in the tradition of Western political thought. What is the nature of political judgement? What endows us, as human beings, with the ability to make reasonable judgements about human affairs and to judge the common world we share with others? By what means do we secure validity for our judgements? What are the underlying conditions of this human capacity, and what implications does it have for the understanding of politics? These questions, central as they are to any reflection on politics, have rarely been addressed in a systematic way. This book examines Kant’s concept of taste and Aristotle’s concept of prudence, as well as recent works of political philosophy by Arendt, Gadamer and Habermas, all crucially influenced by Kant and Aristotle.
Selected Contents: Part 1: Lutheranism & Calvanism Part 2: England Part 3: France Part 4: Italy October 2009: 234x156: 554pp Hb: 978-0-415-55551-7: £95.00 US $166.00
VOLUME 17
First Published in 1987
Locke’s Two Treatises of Government Edited by Richard Ashcraft This volume guides the reader through a detailed examination of the text to an understanding of Locke’s political ideas in relation to his writings on philosophy, education, religion and economics and the influence these ideas had upon eighteenth-century political theorists. The author shows how Locke carefully constructed his political perspective as a defence of the principles of natural rights, constitutional government and popular resistance. He offers an original interpretation of the Two Treatises…, emphasizing the specific ways in which Locke’s political purposes in writing the work influence his discussion of such concepts as the state of nature, property, consent and tyranny. The author discusses the historical and biographical context of the work and demonstrates how eighteenth century political thinkers developed or rejected aspects of Locke’s political theory and summarizes important recent studies of Locke’s work. Selected Contents: 1. The Development of Locke’s Political Theory 2. The Foundations of Lockean Political Theory 3. Natural Law, Reason and Hermaneutics 4. Property and Political Power 5. Natural Equality and Common Good 6. The Virtues of Commerce 7. The Structure of Constitutional Government 8. Resistance to Tyranny 9. The Coherence of Locke’s Thought 10. Locke and the Tensions of Liberalism Appendix: The Composition of Structure of the Two Treatises of Government. A Criticall Note on Locke Scholarship. Bibliography. Index. October 2009: 234x156: 332pp Hb: 978-0-415-55552-4: £80.00 US $140.00
VOLUME 18
First Published in 1918
Greek Political Theory
Selected Contents: 1. What is Political Judgement? 2. Possible Avenues of Inquiry 3. Kant’s Concept of Taste 4. Aristotle’s Concept of Prudence 5. Judgement and Rhetoric 6. With Sympathy and Detachment: Horizons of a Comprehensive Perspective 7. Towards a Theory of Political Judgement 8. Closing Reflections October 2009: 234x156: 218pp Hb: 978-0-415-55560-9: £70.00 US $122.00
VOLUME 21
First Published in 1962
An Introduction to the Republic of Plato Edited by William Boyd The problems of life and government which are still the central theme of the Republic are still with us but the views presented in it were the outcome of strenuous discussion and they come to the modern reader as a challenge. To get to the heart of them he must continue the discussion for himself and make his own applications. This book will help him on his way. Selected Contents: 1. The Problem Introduced: What is Justice? 2. The Origin and Growth of the Ideal City 3. What Justice Is 4. The First Education of the Guardians 5. Communism 6. The Philosopher as King 7. The Higher Education 8. The Theory of Education 9. The Imperfect States 10. Book X Appendix October 2009: 234x156: 106pp Hb: 978-0-415-55561-6: £60.00 US $104.00
VOLUME 22
First Published in 1980
A Short History of Electoral Systems in Western Europe Edited by Andrew Maclaren Carstairs
Edited by Nicolas Barker Much has been written about the interpretation of Plato in the last thirty years. Once interpreted as a revolutionary of the left, and a prophet of Socialism, he has lately been interpreted as a revolutionary of the Right and a forerunner of Fascism. In this book Plato appears as himself — a revolutionary indeed, and even an authoritarian, but a revolutionary of the pure idea of the Good, and an authoritarian of the pure reason, unattached either to the Right or the Left.
This book provides a concise and accessible account of the historical experience of European parliaments — why different electoral systems were adopted, how they have functioned, how they have affected the development of political parties, and in what respects they have been found over time to be either suitable or unsatisfactory. The book begins with a summary of the main electoral systems, analysing and re-assessing each in the light of historical experience. The core of the book, however, is a countryby-country account of the systems which have operated in each of the main West European countries, in the context of their own constitutional, political and social developments.
Selected Contents: 1. The Greek Theory of the State 2. The Greek State 3. Political Thought Before The Sophists 4. The Political Theory of the Sophists 5 Socrates and the Minor Socratics 6. Plato and the Platonic Dialogue 7. The Earlier Dialogues of Plato 8. The Republic and its Theory of Justice 9. The Republic and Its Theory of Education 10. The Republic and Its Theory of Communism 11. Plato and the States of Greece 12. The Politicus. 13. The Laws and Its General Theory of the State 14. The System of Social Relations in the Laws 15. The System of Government in the Laws 16. The Laws and Its Theory of Law 17. The Theory of Education in the Laws Appendix The Later History of Plato’s Political Theory. Index
Selected Contents: Part 1: Electoral Systems 1. The Earlier Electoral Systems 2. PartyList Systems of Proportional Representation 3. Proportionality 4. Voting for Individuals 5. The Single Transferable Vote Part 2: Belgium and The Netherlands 6. Belgium 7. The Netherlands Part 3: The Nordic Countries 8. Denmark 9. Norway 10. Sweden 11. Finland Part 4: Austria and Switzerland 12. Austria 13. Switzerland Part 5: The Great Powers on the Continent 14. Italy 15. Germany 16. France Part 6: The United Kingdom and Ireland 17. The U.K 18. The Republic of Ireland
October 2009: 234x156: 484pp Hb: 978-0-415-55553-1: £90.00 US $157.00
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VOLUME 19
First Published in 1982
VOLUME 23
First Published in 1969
The Nonconformist Conscience
The Greek State
Edited by David W. Bebbington, Stirling University, UK
Edited by Victor Ehrenberg
The ‘Nonconformist conscience’ was a major force in late Victorian and Edwardian politics. The well-attended chapels of England and Wales bred a race of Christian politicians who tried to exert a moral influence on public affairs. This book analyses the political impact of the Nonconformists at the peak of their strength when they were near the centre of key debates of the time over such matters as the growth of the British Empire and state provision of social services. They had also launched campaigns of their own to disestablish the Church of England and to secure public control of the nation’s schools. Based on extensive original research, this study is the first to examine these themes.
This book charts the development and character of the political forms that grew out of the age of Greek immigration into the Aegean, and establishes the forms which in the course of history were decisive. It also examines the impact which the various forms of state exerted on Greek civilization and in so doing strengthens the bridge between political history and the history of civilization. This volume encompasses many disciplines: political, social history, and religious history, law, administration and geography.
Selected Contents: 1. Nonconformists and their Politics 2. The Quest for Religious Equality 3. The Problems of Society 4. The Free Church Council Movement 5. The Irish Question 6. The Role of Britain in the World 7. The Education of the People 8. The End of the Conscience Notes. Index October 2009: 234x156: 204pp Hb: 978-0-415-55554-8: £70.00 US $122.00
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Selected Contents: Part 1: The Hellenic State 1. The Origins of the Greek States 2. The Polis 3. Federations of States and the Federal State Part 2: The Hellenistic State 1. The Origins of the Hellenistic States 2. Basic Facts 3. Structure and Nature of the State 4. Functions of the State Conclusion October 2009: 234x156: 322pp Hb: 978-0-415-55563-0: £80.00 US $140.00
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First Published in 1983
VOLUME 27
First Published in 1969
Political Repression in 19th Century Europe
Politics and the Public Interest in the Seventeenth Century
Edited by Robert J. Goldstein
Edited by J. A. W. Gunn
The nineteenth century was a time of great economic, social and political change. As Europe modernized, previously ignorant and apathetic elements in the population began to demand political freedoms. There was pressure also for a freer press, for the rights of assembly and association. The apprehension of the existing elites manifested itself in an intensification of often brutal form of political repression. The first part of this book summarizes on a pan-European basis, the major techniques of repression such as the denial of popular franchise and press censorship. This is followed by a chronological survey of these techniques from 1815 to 1914 in each European country. The book analyzes the long and short-term importance of these events for European historical development in the 19th and 20th centuries.
This book examines the concept of public interest against the background of English politics from the Civil War to the coming of the Hanoverians. These years witnessed both the rise of the modern notion of the public interest as a part of ordinary political language and the growth of a social philosophy of individualism. The new ideas challenged the status quo, based on order, reason of state and national power, in the name of legitimate self-interest and respect for the rights of the private person. In presenting a complex set of ideas in their historical context, the author examines both abstract philosophies and the issues of the day as recorded in press, pulpit and law courts. A chapter devoted to economic thought includes a reassessment of the social assumptions of mercantilism.
Selected Contents: Part 1: Techniques of Political Repression in 19th Century Europe 1. Suffrage Discrimination in 19th Century Europe 2. Restriction on Freedom of Expression and Organization 3. The Victims of Repression: Political Prisoners and Exiles Part 2: A History of Political Repression in 19th Century Europe 4. The Age of Repression and Revolution, 1815-1850 5. The Age of Repression and Reconstruction, 1850-1870 6. The Age of Repression and Reform, 1870-1914 Part 3: Summary and Conclusions 7. Political Repression in 19th Century Europe
Selected Contents: 1. Private Men and Public Interest, 1640–60 2. Hobbesian Perspectives on the Public Good 3. Altruism and Interest in Harrington 4. Conscience and Interest After the Restoration 5. Economic Argument: The Public Interest Quantified 6. Philosophy, Politics and the Public Interest, 1660–1720
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VOLUME 28
First Published in 1953
The Ancestral Constitution Edited by Alexander Fuks The return to the ’ancestral constitution’ was a major issue in Athenian politics in the period of the revolution of 411 and 404 B.C. This book examines the scope and import of the question of the ’ancestral constitution’. Chapter 1 is a study of Kleitophon’s Rider and the tradition of Solon and Kleisthenes. Chapter 2 is a discussion of the concept of patrios politeia as employed by the Democrats. The use made of the ’ancestral constitution’ in 404–3 B.C is discussed in Chapter 3. The last chapter is a study of the mysterious ’Constitution of Drakon’. Selected Contents: 1. The Rider of Kleitophon 2. The Democrats and Patrios Politeia 3. Patrios Politea from the Peace Treaty of 404 B.C to the First Phase of the Rule of the Thirty 4. The ’Constitution of Drakon’ Appendix: Thrasymachos, Fr. I. Notes. Conclusion October 2009: 234x156: 136pp Hb: 978-0-415-55565-4: £60.00 US $104.00
VOLUME 26
First Published in 1963
Edited by Roberto Ridolfi Translated by Cecil Grayson This biography of Machiavelli is widely regarded as Ridolfi’s masterpiece and is based on much material drawn from private and public archives. It presents a fresh interpretation of Machiavelli’s career and writings and here, for example the dating of the composition of such famous works as the Prince and the Mandragola is established for the first time. This English translation, when originally published in 1963 included numerous correction and additions which brought it up to date with the most recent studies on Machiavelli and his works. Selected Contents: 1. Early Life and Education 2. Niccolò Machiavelli Secretary 3. The First Commission 4. The First Mission to France 5. The Rebellions of Subject States and the Campaigns of Caesar Borgia 6. The Mission to Caesar Borgia 7. The First Roman Legation 8. The Second Mission to France The First ’Decannale’ The Militia 9. The Florentine Histories The Second Legation to Julius II 10. The German Legation The War and the Retaking of Pisa 11. Mission to Mantua and Verona. The Third Mission to France. 12. The Twelfth Hour 13. ’Sorrowful Macchiavelli’ 14. The ’Idleness’ of Sant’Andrea: The Discourses and the Prince 15. Love and Suffering 16. Literary Diversions: The Ass, Mandragola, Belfagor 17. The ’Life of Castruccio’ and the ’Art of War’. Histories for Florins. 18. The Legation to the Fanciscans 19. Niccolò Machiavelli, Historian 20. Niccolò Machiavelli, Historian and Comedian 21. Niccolò Machiavelli, ’Historian, Comic and Tragic Author’ 22. ’Sixty Years’ 23. The End. 24. The Unarmed Prophet
First Published in 1985
Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France Edited by F. P. Lock Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France is one of the major texts in the western intellectual tradition. This book describes Burke’s political and intellectual world, stressing the importance of the idea of ‘property’ in Burke’s thought. It then focuses more closely on Burke’s personal and political situation in the late 1780s to explain how Reflections came to be written. The central part of the study discusses the meaning and interpretation of the work. In the last part of the book the author surveys the pamphlet controversy which Reflections generated, paying particular attention to the most famous of the replies, Tom Paine’s Rights of Man. It also examines the subsequent reputation of Reflections from the 1790s to the modern day, noting how often Burke has fascinated even writers who have disliked his politics. Selected Contents: 1. Burke’s World 2. The Making of the Reflections 3. Meaning and Interpretation 4. Rhetoric 5. Contemporary Reception 6. Critical History October 2009: 234x156: 240pp Hb: 978-0-415-55568-5: £70.00 US $122.00
VOLUME 29
The Life of Niccolò Machiavelli
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First Published in 1980
A Fantasy of Reason Edited by Don Locke This ‘philosophical biography’ gives an account of Godwin’s life and thought, and by setting his thoughts in the context of his life, brings the two into juxtaposition. It relates Godwin’s views on politics and morality, education and religion, freedom and society, to the events of his life, notably the revolution in France and its impact on radicalism and reaction in Britain and the parliamentary reforms of 1832. Selected Contents: 1. Reason, Truth and Justice 2. The Most Powerful Instrument 3. Sincere Friendships 4. The Great Debate 5. A True Euthanasia of Government 6. Things as They Are 7. A Case of Constructive Treason 8. The Firmament of Reputation 9. Genial and Benignant Power 10. A Salutary and Respectable Institution 11. The Empire of Feeling 12. Domestic and Private Affections 13. Apostasy and Calumny 14. The Famous Fire Cause 15. Antonio, A Tragedy 16. The Best Qualities of a Reply 17. The Immortal Godwin, I Presume 18. M. J. Godwin and Co 19. The Monster with the Maw 20. A Young Gentleman of Fortune 21. The Venerable Horseleech 22. A Pauper’s Grave 23. The Principle of Populations 24. A Notice to Quit 25. A Virtue of Necessity 26. For Services Rendered 27. A Last Judgement October 2009: 234x156: 424pp Hb: 978-0-415-55569-2: £90.00 US $157.00
VOLUME 30
First Published in 1924
Political and Social Philosophy Edited by D. O’Mahony This volume consists of many of Lacordaire’s writings on social and political issues, many of which have been out of print for a long time and some of which appeared in this volume, when originally published, for the first time in English. The central theme of the book is that the Christian solution of all the great social and political problems is liberal and democratic, Christian doctrine being based on the equality of souls. It argues that Christian fraternal charity is a stronger force than mere humanitarian brotherhood or political socialism. Selected Contents: 1. Catholicism and Marriage 2. Catholicism and Chastity 3. Rationalism and Chastity 4. Catholicism and Humility 5. Catholicism and Brotherhood 6. Catholicism and Kindness 7. Catholicism and the Rights of Man 8. Catholicism and Socialism 9. Catholicism and Civil Authority 10. Church and State 11. Catholicism and Liberty 12. Catholicism and Ireland 13. The Love of Jesus Christ October 2009: 234x156: 268pp Hb: 978-0-415-55570-8: £70.00 US $122.00
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VOLUME 35
First Published in 1970
Methodism and Politics in British Society 1750–1850
The Growth of Papal Government in the Middle Ages
Edited by David Hempton
Edited by Walter Ullmann
This book charts the political and social consequences of Methodist expansion in the first century of its existence. While the relationship between Methodism and politics is the central subject of the book a number of other important themes are also developed. The Methodist revival is placed in the context of European pietism, enlightenment thought forms, 18th century popular culture, and Wesley’s theological and political opinions. Throughout the book Methodism is treated on a national scale, although the regional, chronological and religious diversity of Methodist belief and practice is also emphasized.
This book reveals how the medieval papacy grew from modest beginnings into an impressive institution in the Middle Ages and deals with a wide field. It charts the history of the papacy and its relations to East and West from the 4th to the 12th centuries, embraces such varied subjects as law, finance, diplomacy, liturgy, and theology. The development of medieval symbolism is also discussed as are the view of eminent political scientists of the period. This reissue reprints the revised, 3rd edition of 1970.
Selected Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Wesleyan Heritage 3. The 1790s: A Decade of Crises 4. Conservatism Through Conflict, 1800–20 5. Roman Catholic Emancipation, 1790–1830 6. Educational Politics October 2009: 234x156: 276pp Hb: 978-0-415-55571-5: £70.00 US $122.00
VOLUME 32
First Published in 1964
Selected Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Emancipation of the Papacy From the Empire 3. Charlemagne 4. The Frankish Ethos After Charlemagne 5. Symbolism in Coronation Ceremonies of the 9th Century 6. The Age of Pseudo-Isidore 7. Three 9th Century Popes 8. Imperial Hegemony 9. Gregory VII 10. The Court of the Pope 11. Juristic Theology 12. The Defence of the Lay Thesis 13. The Final Exposition of the Hierocratic Theme 14. Conclusion. Appedices A, B, & C October 2009: 234x156: 524pp Hb: 978-0-415-55575-3: £95.00 US $166.00
The English Face of Machiavelli
VOLUME 36
Edited by Felix Raab
Medieval Papalism
This is an important work of scholarship with regard to Machiavelli and the development of political thought in England. It charts the reactions of successive English thinkers to Machiavelli’s challenge, and the different aspects of Machiavelli’s thought which were perceived in the changing context of English history. There is the Machiavelli of Catholic and Protestant reformers, the Machiavelli of Raleigh and Bacon, of the royalist Clarendon and the republican Harrington. Through their eyes the reader can see the gradual process whereby the atheistical monster repudiated by the subjects of Henry VIII was quietly absorbed by the politically sophisticated subjects of William III.
Edited by Walter Ullmann This volume deals with the problem of State and Church in the Middle Ages from a new angle. It not only shows how and why the medieval popes pursued a policy of world domination, but also discloses the ideas by which the papal monarchs were primarily influenced. Selected Contents: 1. Canonists and Canonistic Scholarship 2. The Canonists and Natural Law 3. The Pope and Natural Law 4. Papal Plenitude of Power: The Idea 5. World Monarchy 6. Pope and Emperor
Selected Contents: 1. The Tudors and Political Thought 2. Machiavelli’s Reception in Tudor England 3. ‘Politick Religion’ (1603–1640) 4. Continuities (1640–1660) 5. Innovations (1640–1660) 6. Harrington, Hobbes, God and Machiavelli 7. Machiavelli and the Trimmers Conclusion. Appedix A: The Atheisticall Polititian. Appendix B: ‘Machiavel’s Letter’ and ‘The Works’ 1675, 1680, 1694 and 1695.
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Sovereignty
VOLUME 33
VOLUME 37
First Published in 1928
Edited by Paul Ward
First Published in 1972
Studies in the Growth of Nineteenth Century Government Edited by Gillian Sutherland The main theme of this book is the complex relationship between government servants and the world around them and this is explored in a number of ways. The essays include studies of the people who played an important part in the development of 19th century government: there is a chapter on the transmission of Benthamite ideas, an account of John Stuart Mill and his views on utilitarianism and bureaucracy, and of the work of Charles Trevelyan on the Northcote-Trevelyan Report. The Treasury, the Colonial and Foreign Offices, the Labour Department of the Board of Trade are also examined in relation to government growth in the period. Selected Contents: 1. The Transmission of Benthamite Ideas 1820–1950 S. E. Finer 2. Utilitarianism and Bureaucracy: The View of J. S. Mill Alan Ryan 3. The Genesis of the Northcote-Trevelyan Report Jennifer Hart 4. New Roles for Old: The NorthcoteTrevelyan Report and the Clerks of the Home office 1822–48 A. P. Donajgrodzki 5. Administrators in Education Before 1870: Patronage, Social Position and Role Richard Johnson 6. The Colonial Office and its Permanent Officials 1801–1914 R. C . Snelling and T. J. Barron 7. The Foreign Office Before 1914: A Study in Reisistance Valerie Cromwell and Zara S. Steiner 8. Treasury Control 1854 – 1914 Maurice Wright 9. Llewellyn Smith, the Labour Department and Government Growth 1886–1909 Roger Davidson 10. Administrators in Education After 1870: Patronage, Professionalism and Expertise Gillian Sutherland
This volume analyzes the meaning of the term ‘sovereignty’ in early twentieth century thought by tracing the historical roots of the doctrine and surveying the origin of it back to feudal times. Selected Contents: 1. Introductory Survey 2. Contemporary Idealistic Metaphysics and the Sovereign State 3. Contemporary Pluralists 4. Contemporary Internationalism and the Sovereign State 5. The Real Issues October 2009: 234x156: 212pp Hb: 978-0-415-55577-7: £70.00 US $122.00
Mini-set D: Political Sociology: 9-Volume Set Mini-set D: Political Sociology discusses key themes such as race and politics, culture and politics, popular political movements and politics in relation to the social sciences in general. October 2009: 234x156: 4,668pp Hb: 978-0-415-55588-3: Special Introductionary Price* £450.00 (RRP £620.00)
VOLUME 38
First Published in 1986
Race and Politics
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VOLUME 34
First Published in 1949
Edited by Muhammad Anwar
First Published in 1951
A History of Greek Political Thought Edited by T. A. Sinclair This book gives a general survey of political thought from Homer to the beginning of the Christian era. To the evidence of the philosophers is added that of Herodotus, Euripides, Thucydides, Polybius and others whose writings illustrate the course of Greek political thinking in the Classical and Hellenistic periods. This reissue reprints the second, updated edition of 1967.
This book examines immigration and settlement patterns in Britain and at the civic position of ethnic minorities by outlining the development of race relations in the political context. It analyses the numbers, turnout patterns, voting behaviour and attitudes of the ethnic minorities to the political process and of the political parties to these minorities. In conclusion the author argues that the positive involvement of ethnic minorities in the political process, and in all aspects of British public life, is the genuine, long-term solution both to racial disadvantage and discrimination at every level.
Selected Contents: 1. Homer 2. Hesiod, Solon, Heraclitus 3. The New Freedom 4. Protagoras 5. Antiphon and Others 6. Thucydides 7. The Aftermath of War 8. Plato’s Republic 9. Xenophon 10. Plato’s Laws 11. Aristotle 12. Alexander the Great 13. Greek Political Thought at Rome 14. Hellenistic Monarch Again 15. The Early Roman Empire
Selected Contents: 1. Immigration and Settlement Patterns of Ethnic Minorities 2. The Civic Position of Ethnic Minorities and the Electoral System 3. Race Relations Issues in the Political Context 4. Registration and Turnout by Ethnic Groups 5. Voting Patterns by Ethnic Groups 6. The Political Parties’ Response 7. The Ethnic Minorities Response 8. The Anti-ethnic Minorities Vote 9. Conclusions and the Future Notes, Postscript, Appendix: Ethnic Minorities Population in Selected Parliamentary Constituencies, References, Name Index, Subject index.
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FORTHCOMING TITLES
VOLUME 39
First Published in 1963
VOLUME 43
First Published in 1981
The Language of Politics
The Popular and the Political
Edited by James T. Boulton
Edited by Michael Prior
‘As a work in its own right and as an example of the successful application of literary methods to the understanding of social and political controversy, (the book) has the rare quality of becoming standard on first publication.’ - History and Theory, IV, III, 382, 1965
The failure of the left in Britain to achieve its objectives in the past, and the rapidly changing nature of popular involvement in politics in recent years, both suggest the need for a reappraisal of socialist strategy in the 1980s. The Popular and the Political explores the need to redefine socialism in terms which extend beyond ’statism’, which has been the mark of both the social democracy of the last two Labour governments and the Marxist left, and which reflect the changing nature of contemporary Britain.
‘Like many other students of literature, I was introduced to the prose of the 1790s by James Boulton’s Language of Politics in the Age of Wilkes and Burke, a book from which I have been learning for a decade or more.’ Marilyn Butler This book focuses on the literature produced at the time of the controversy over Wilkes and the Middlesex elections and by the debate in England over the French Revolution. Writings by Junius, Johnson, Burke, Paine, Mackintosh, Wollstonecraft and Arthur Young among others are examined in order to identify and estimate the effectiveness of the persuasive techniques used by these writers to communicate ideas to their respective audiences. Godwin is also given a new assessment. A view of the extent and urgency over the French Revolution is provided by the chronological survey of replies to Burke’s Reflections given in an appendix. Selected Contents: Part 1: Political Controversy 1769–1771 1. Wilkes and the Middlesex Election: A Brief Survey 2. The Letters of Junius 3. Samuel Johnson: The False Alarm 4. Junius and Johnson: The Falkland Islands Dispute 5. Edmund Burke: Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents Part 2: Political Controversy 1790–1793 6. The Publication of Burke’s Reflections and the Subsequent Controversy: A Survey 7. Edmund Burke: Reflections on the Revolution in France 8. Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man: The Vulgar Style 9. Vindiciae Gallicae 10. ’True Morality Shuns not the Day’: Other Pamphletters in Prose and Verse 11. William Godwin, Philosopher and Novelist. Conclusion Appendix: Chronological Survey of the Controversy concerning Burke’s Reflections, 1790–1793 Index. October 2009: 234x156: 298pp Hb: 978-0-415-55580-7: £70.00 US $122.00
VOLUME 40
First Published in 1961
Political Discipline in a Free Society This book traces the rise and fall of political philosophies since the 17th century. The second part of the book shows how the general technique of cumulative learning from experience applies to social legislation and social services, party politics to defence strategy and to the trends that follow the modern explosion of knowledge and capital. The main argument is that social control is at its best a deliberate joint creation of and learning from social experience; and in this sense political discipline although not the same as logical or scientific discipline is like them a submission to form, not force. The book gives a definite meaning to the idea of human progress and finds reason for a restoration of political hope and faith. Selected Contents: 1. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity 2. The Sovereignty of the People 3. The Perfectibility of the Species 4. The Pursuit of Rational Ends by Rational Means 5. Perpetual Peace 6. Order and Progress October 2009: 234x156: 282pp Hb: 978-0-415-55581-4: £70.00 US $122.00
First Published in 1985
Aspects of Toleration Edited by John Horton and Susan Mendus These essays relate philosophical questions about the meaning and justification of toleration to debates about such issues as religious freedom, racial discrimination, pornography and censorship. Many take their point of departure from classic works, especially J. S. Mill’s on Liberty and many consider recent developments in moral and political philosophy. October 2009: 234x156: 190pp Hb: 978-0-415-55582-1: £60.00 US $104.00
VOLUME 42
Selected Contents: 1. Capitalism, Statism and Socialism Phil Leeson 2. Eurocommunism and the Ethical Ideal David Fernbach 3. Parliamentary Democracy and Socialist Politics Barry Hindess 4. On Struggle in the Enterprise Paul Hirst 5. The Social contract and Socialist Policy David Purdy 6. On the Political Preconditions of the Alternative Economic Strategy Geoff Hodgson 7. Women Work to Rule Beatrix Campbell and Valerie Charlton 8. Energy Policy, the Environment and Democractic Control Mike Prior 9. The National Health Service: Whose Body Is It? Judith Gray and Andrew Forbes 10. Maintaining State Provision — Public Housing Adah Kay 11. Is the Party Over? Peter Lawrence October 2009: 234x156: 254pp Hb: 978-0-415-55584-5: £70.00 US $122.00
VOLUME 44
First Published in 1983
Capital and Politics Edited by Roger King The main theme of this book is the relationship between capital and government in Britain, particularly the practice and organisation of capital in both national and local political processes. The chapters are primarily empirical in focus and deal with such topics as power, policy and the City of London and the role of the CBI in representing capital. Major theoretical themes are also discussed and these include deindustrialisation, corporatism, and the role of government in the development of pressure group habit. October 2009: 234x156: 194pp Hb: 978-0-415-55585-2: £60.00 US $104.00
Edited by H. J. Blackham
VOLUME 41
The essays presented here consider social policy in a wide range of fields, health, housing, energy and economic planning, as well as the broad questions of democratic involvement in the political process.
First Published in 1982
Labour Theory of Culture
VOLUME 45
First Published in 1983
Redefining Politics Edited by Adrian Leftwich, University of York, UK This book challenges conventional conceptions of politics which focus largely on the institutions of government and the associated struggles for power around them. It argues that politics is involved in all the activities of cooperation and conflict whereby people organize the use, production and distribution of human, natural and material resources. Found in all human groups, institutions and societies, politics everywhere influences and reflects the structures of power, social organization, culture and ideology. These central themes are illustrated by drawing on a wide range of societies, including the !Kung hunter-gatherers, the pre-Columbian Aztecs and the Pastoral Maasai, as well as modern Britain and Third World societies from Chile to China. Other examples — of village communities, a typical university department and the World Bank — show how institutions may also be analyzed in terms of the definition of politics used here. It is equally central to the argument that many of the most critical problems occurring in societies can be attributed to their politics, and this theme is explored looking at such problems as poverty, famines, epidemics, violence and unemployment in Britain and throughout the world. Selected Contents: 1. Redefining Politics: The Argument 2. Sharing and Equality in the Kalahari: The Politics of the !Kung San 3. Predatory Politics: The Aztecs 4. Cattle, Kralls and Pastures: The Politics of the Pastoral Maasai 5. From Village to World Bank: Politics in Department and Institutions 6. The Politics of Despair, Dustbowls, Disease and Devastation 7. The Politics of European Expansion, Conquest and Control 8. Scarcity, Inequality and Imbalance: Politics in Third World Societies 9. Equal Rights, Unequal Opportunities: Politics in Industrial Societies, the Case of Britain (Part 1) 10. Equal Rights, Unequal Opportunties (Part 2) 11. Conclusions: The Poverty of Politics; The Possibilities of Politics October 2009: 234x156: 320pp Hb: 978-0-415-55586-9: £80.00 US $140.00
Edited by Charles Woolfson Despite its importance in understanding the social relations of labour little attention has been paid by Western Marxists to evolutionary theory. Taking as a starting point an unfinished essay by Engels, the author argues that the human species must be seen as discontinuous with its nearest biological ancestors — that a qualitative distinction was brought about by social labour. It is argued that the most likely forms of human organization were co-operative and field studies are discussed which apparently provide evidence for tool use and linguistic ability among the higher primates. The relationship between hand and brain in terms of Marxist psychology is also elaborated. Selected Contents: 1. Engels and Human Origins 2. The Fossil Record 3. Hunting and Gathering 4. Priate Tool-use and Tool-making 5. Primate Communication and Culture 6. Theories of Language Origins 7. Labour and Culture Conclusion Appendix October 2009: 234x156: 134pp Hb: 978-0-415-55583-8: £60.00 US $104.00
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VOLUME 46
First Published in 1969
VOLUME 49
First Published in 1983
The Political Sciences
Marx’s Ethics of Freedom
General Principles of Selection in Social Science and History
Edited by George G. Brenkert
Edited by Hugh Stretton, University of Adelaide, Australia
This book reveals Marx’s moral philosophy and analyzes its nature. The author shows that there is an underlying system of ethics which runs the length and breadth of Marx’s thought. The book begins by discussing the methodological side of Marx’s ethics showing how Marx’s criticism of conventional morality and his views on historical materialism, determinism and ideology are compatible with having an ideological system of his own. In the light of contemporary social, moral and political philosophy the insights and defects of Marx’s major ethical themes are discussed.
Social science is a social activity as well as a method of discovery. The researchers’ values and politics colour their work and so do their choices of scientific method. This book is about both — the technical effects of values and the political effects of technique. The author reports what social scientists and historians actually do. He sorts out the scientific from the political content in a wide range of old and new work in history, sociology, political science and economics. The overall work is a detailed political and technical criticism of the ‘scientistic’ programme which would have researchers select for such qualities as objectivity, uniformity, and generality, cumulation and professional unanimity. Selected Contents: Part 1: Use 1. Why Men Act 2. For Example: Why Did Chamberlain Change his Mind? 3. Why Histories Happen 4. For example: What Caused Imperialism? 5. A Model of Moralizing Science Part 2: Truth 6. Scientific Selection of Causes 7. Scientific Knowledge of Causes 8. Understanding 9. The Imagination of Effects Part 3: Truth in Use 10. Social Cohesion, Conflict and Change 11. Political Economy 12. Values in Practice and Theory 13. A Summary of Themes 14. A Political Science of Society October 2009: 234x156: 468pp Hb: 978-0-415-55587-6: £90.00 US $157.00
Selected Contents: Part 1: The Ethical Foundations 1. Marxism, Moralism and Ethics 2. Ethics and Historical Materialism 3. Ideology and Moral Justification Part 2: Marx’s Ethics 4. The Ethics of Freedom 5. Capitalism and Justice 6. Revolutionary Morals, Violence and Communism Part 3: An Evaluation of Marx’s Ethics 7. Moral Implications and Ethical Conclusions October 2009: 234x156: 278pp Hb: 978-0-415-55591-3: £70.00 US $122.00
VOLUME 50
First Published in 1982
The Left and Rights A Conceptual Analysis of the Idea of Socialist Rights Edited by Tom Campbell
Mini-set E: Radical Politics/The Socialist Tradition: 14-Volume Set Mini-set E: Radical Politics/The Socialist Tradition re-issues works by H. B. Acton, George Brenkert, Tom Campbell, Antony Cutler, Barry Hindess, Paul Hirst, Athar Hussain, Amlan Datta, J. Jupp, Dennis Kavanagh, Norman MacKenzie, Patricia Pugh and Paul Thomas among others which discuss the history of socialism and the marxist and anarchist traditions. October 2009: 234x156: 6,820pp Hb: 978-0-415-55603-3: Special Introductionary Price* £750.00 (RRP £970.00)
VOLUME 47
First Published in 1955
The Illusion of the Epoch Marxism-Leninism as a Philosophical Creed Edited by Harold Acton British thinkers have considered Marxism primarily as a body of economic and social doctrine. They have concentrated attention on the class struggle and the alleged decline of capitalism but Marxism is also in a wide sense of the word, a system of thought and conduct comprising views about the principle purposes of human life. This book discusses this philosophy — the metaphysics, ethics and intellectual tradition inaugurated by Marx and Engels and continued by Lenin and Stalin. It first discusses Dialectical materialism and secondly the social theories and ethics known as Scientific Socialism.
The book presents an analysis of the concept of rights and provides an illuminating expression of socialist ideals. The author outlines an analysis of fundamental human rights compatible with historical relativism and applies this to the political right of freedom of expression and the economic right to work. Finally he deploys the proposed analysis of socialist rights to explain the ambivalence of socialist thinkers towards welfare rights in contemporary capitalist states and to analyze the logic of assertions that welfare law is often counter-productive. Selected Contents: 1. Reformists and Revolutionaries 2. The Moralism of Rights 3. The Legalism of Rights 4. The Coerciveness of Rights 5. The Individualism of Rights 6. Socialism and Human Rights 7. Justificatory Principles 8. Political Rights: Freedom of Expression 9. Economic Rights: The Right to Work 10. Welfare Rights October 2009: 234x156: 266pp Hb: 978-0-415-55592-0: £70.00 US $122.00
VOLUME 51
First Published in 1971
The Political Theory of Anarchism Edited by April Carter, Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Pearce and Reconcilliation Studies, University of Coventry, UK Anarchism is a significant but relatively neglected field of political thought. April Carter examines the anarchist critique of the state, of bureaucracy, of democratic government and contrasts this attitude with more orthodox political theory. She also considers anarchist theories and social and economic organization, the relevance of anarchism to contemporary conditions and the problems of idealism in politics. Selected Contents: 1. The Political Theory of Anarchism 2. Anarchism and the State 3. Anarchism and Society 4. Anarchism and the Individual October 2009: 234x156: 138pp Hb: 978-0-415-55593-7: £60.00 US $104.00
VOLUME 52
First Published in 1977
Selected Contents: Part 1: Dialectical Materialism 1. Marxist Realism 2. Marxist Naturalism Part 2: Scientific Socialism 1. Historical Materialism 2. Marxist Ethics
Marx’s Capital and Capitalism Today
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Edited by Tony Cutler, Barry Hindess, Athar Hussain, London School of Economics, UK and Paul Q. Hirst
VOLUME 48
First Published in 1942
Socialism National or International Edited by Franz Borkenau Dr. Borkenau discusses the ideals of international socialism in the light of the realities of a world of strife and struggle. He maintains that socialist internationalism of the old type has little relation to the problems of the present. The world has become much more nationalist, and the labour movements of all countries have had to give in to the forces of nationalism. He believes powerful forces are working in the direction of the growth of super national units, and points to symptoms of an impending sudden collapse of nationalism which would enable Labour to put itself at the head of an Anglo-American peace similar to that of Rome. Selected Contents: 1. The Problem 2. Trade-Union Internationalism and International Migrations 3. Internationalism and Utopian Socialism 4. The Nation-State and Social Legislation 5. Labour and Protective Tariffs 6. Imperialism 7. Socialist Internationalism Before 1914 8. The Four Years ’War, the Comintern and Soviet Russia 9. Labour and the League of Nations 10. A New Internationalism October 2009: 234x156: 186pp Hb: 978-0-415-55590-6: £60.00 US $104.00
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This volume is concerned with the re-evaluation and criticism of Capital itself. It is in three parts, each covering a specific area of Marxist theory. The first part contains an investigation into Marx’s theory of value and considers the types of questions and modes of analysis to which this theory leads. In the second part the nature and implications of necessary economic ‘laws of tendency’ in the capitalist mode of production are covered. Finally there is an analysis of the role of class structure and economic agents in Marxist theory. Selected Contents: Part 1: Value 1. Value, Exploitation and Profit 2. Böhm-Bawerk and Hilferding 3. Rubin–Essays on Marx’s Theory of Value. Appendix The Problem of ’Reproduction’ in Capital. Part 2: Capital and Laws of Tendency 4. Epistemology, Causality and Laws of Tendency 5. The Contradictory Combination of the Forces and Relations of Production 6. The Law of the Tendency of the Rate of Profit to Decline Part 3: Classes and the Structure of the Social Formation 7. Classical Marxism 8. Determination in the Last Instance 9. Mode of Production, Social Formation, Classes 10. Possession of and Separation from the Means of Production 11. Agents and Social Relations 12. Economic Class-Relations and the Organisation of Production 13. Conclusion October 2009: 234x156: 340pp Hb: 978-0-415-55594-4: £80.00 US $140.00
VOLUME 53
First Published in 1962
VOLUME 57
First Published in 1966
Socialism, Democracy and Industrialization
Socialism
Edited by Amlan Datta
Edited by Norman Mackenzie
Is it possible to evolve a form of socialism which, while promoting industrial development, will be merciful to the ideals of democracy? This book attempts to answer this question: first the author deals with the differing conceptions of socialism and democracy and discusses co-operative socialism. The he turns to the problem of industrialization; the need for leadership in economic transition and the role of the concept of property; the capitalist solution; decentralization; and finally industrialization within the democratic framework. This book raises issues which are as important now as when it was first published in 1962.
‘There seems to be no comparable work readily available for students. It runs through the international history of Socialism, in its political as well as its economic and intellectual dimensions.’ - British Book News
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VOLUME 54
First Published in 1968
Edited by J. Jupp In this book the author proposes that parties are indispensable to modern politics and that the absence of parties suggests that a system is governed by a traditional elite which has yet to come to terms with the modern world. Without them it would be impossible to legitimize modern systems, to engage the loyalty and support of the citizens. The alternative to party rule is either aristocracy or violent repression. In all systems the party widens the area from which political leaders are recruited and is thus a ‘democratising’ if not necessarily a ‘liberalising’ force. Selected Contents: 1. Party Systems 2. Party Functions 3. Structure of Parties 4. Parties in Modernised Societies 5. Mass Radicalism 6. Totalitarian Parties 7. Parties in the Developing Countries October 2009: 234x156: 128pp Hb: 978-0-415-55596-8: £60.00 US $104.00
First Published in 1982
The Politics of the Labour Party Edited by Dennis Kavanagh It would be difficult to think of any political party whose internal problems have been so publicly scrutinised as have those of the Labour Party in recent years. The authors of The Politics of the Labour Party were not specifically asked to consider the question— why Labour? There has been no shortage of published views on that subject. Instead they were invited to look at certain themes and topics of longer-term significance. With a focus on contemporary problems, whose consequences are still unfolding, The Politics of the Labour Party promotes an understanding of the context in which those problems occurred and will develop with its main theme being change. Chapters included focus on power in party; the developing incompatibility of intraparty democracy and parliamentary democracy and the changing styles of political leadership. Noted contributors such as the late Robert Mackenzie, Colin Crouch and Dennis Kavanagh raise important questions about the changes in the relationship between the party and the trade unions; remind us about the scale of labours recent decline in electoral support and investigate the party’s ideas of representation and asks if Labour is still the workers party. The Politics of the Labour Party provides simply the most authoritative analysis of the longer-term tensions which lie behind the immediacy of day-to-day events. October 2009: 234x156: 240pp Hb: 978-0-415-55597-5: £70.00 US $122.00
VOLUME 56
First Published in 1980
Marx Against Marxism Edited by Julius Lowenstein This Volume traces the origins, contradictions and consequences of Marx’s teaching on his followers. Selected Contents: Part 1: Antecedents 1. The Intellectual Setting 2. Marx’s Philosophical Apprenticeship 3. Modern Capitalism 4. The Emergence of Socialism 5. The Hegelian Dialectic 6. Feuerbach’s Inversion of the Dialectic 7. Marx’s Early Communist Phase: The Realization of the True Political Economy Part 2: Marx’s Thought 8. The Birth of Historical Materialism 9. Economic Base and Ideological Superstructure 10. Historical Sociology 11. Political Economy 12. Towards the New Society 13. Contradictions in Marx 14. Consequences of the Contradictions Part 3: Marx’s Influence 15. Weber’s Lifelong Dialogue with Marx 16. Marx in the Light of Weber’s Clarification of Method 17. The Controversy over the Dialectic 18. Marx’s Influence on the Communists of the Second Generation 19. The Revival of Marxist thought in the 1950s and 1960s 20. The Student Revolt of the 1960s 21. The New Left 22. The Chinese Revolution 23. Maoist Orthodoxy October 2009: 234x156: 238pp Hb: 978-0-415-55598-2: £70.00 US $122.00
Selected Contents: 1. A New View of Society 2. The Birth of an Idea 3. Owen and the Chartists 4. France and Germany 5. Marxist Philosophy 6. The Years of Frustration 7. The First International 8. The Revival in Britain 9. The Fabians and the Labour Party 10. German Social Democracy 11. The French Labour Movement 12. Lenin and the Bolsheviks 13. The Second International and the War 14. The Years of Crisis 15. The Totalitarian Thirties 16. The Socialist Paradox October 2009: 234x156: 192pp Hb: 978-0-415-55599-9: £60.00 US $104.00
Political Parties
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‘It is surprising down how many vistas he has looked in so short a compass.’ - New Statesman
VOLUME 58
First Published in 1976
On Trotskyism Edited by Kostas Mavrakis Trotsky—brilliant publicist, enthusiastic speaker, organizer of the Red Army, eminent member of the Bolshevik Party during the first years of the Russian Revolution—has often been depicted as a romantic figure by biographers. Kostas Mavrakis does not see him in this light. Mavrakis submits Trotsky, his thought and work to a severe but fair critical examination. Among the issues reassessed by this controversial scholar is Trotsky’s incapacity for concrete analysis, the ’economism’ he shares with Stalin, his concepts of ’permanent revoluation’ as compared with those of Lenin and Mao, his views and those of Stalin, on the Chinese Revolution, the fundamental traits of Trotskyism and of the different trotskyist organizations. Selected Contents: 1. Biographical Landmarks 2. An Atemporal Dogmatism 3. Trotsky’s Incapacity for Concrete Analysis 4. A Bureaucratic Anti-Bureaucratism 5. Revisionist Degeneration or Cultural Revolution 6. Stalin and Trotsky on the Chinese Revolution 7. The Defeat of the Greek Commmunists 8. Conclusion: The Fundamental Traits of Trotskyism 9. Critical Notes on Some Trotskyist Organisations Appendices 1 The USSR, Peaceful Co-Existence and Vietnam 2 The JCR in May–June 1968 3 Ch’En Tu-Hsiu’s Ideological Itinerary October 2009: 234x156: 258pp Hb: 978-0-415-55600-2: £70.00 US $122.00
VOLUME 59
First Published in 1984
Educate, Agitate, Organize One Hundred Years of Fabian Socialism Edited by Patricia Pugh This volume describes the way in which the Fabian Society works, the distinctive contributions of individuals to that work, the structure they have built and the methods they have evolved to facilitate their labours. Some Fabians are dedicated to shaping economic and social policies, speaking or writing about them and devising the political strategy by which they may be put into practice. The author consulted original material which was available for the first time which has augmented former descriptions of the society and placed incidents in a new setting. Selected Contents: 1. Foundation and Basis 2. Practical Work and Propoganda 3. Suburbs and the Provinces 4. Planning the Campaign for Labour 5. The Hutchinson Trust 6. Labour Representation 7. Extending the Horizon 8. Mr Wells and Reform 9. The Nursery and the Groups 10. The Woman Question 11. The Fabian Holiday 12. The Fabian Research Department 13. Evolution Not Revolution 14. Sectional Activities Between the Wars 15. Fabians and Government 16. The SSIP and the Socialist League 17. The Research Bureau and the Society 18. The Colonial and International Bureaux 19. The Home Front 20. Third Time Lucky 21. Opposition Again 22. Friendly Critics 23. One Hundred Years Old Appendix Officers of the Fabian Society October 2009: 234x156: 336pp Hb: 978-0-415-55601-9: £80.00 US $140.00
VOLUME 60
First Published in 1980
Karl Marx and the Anarchists Edited by Paul Thomas This study examines Marx’s disputes with, and attacks upon, those anarchist theoreticians he encountered at various stages of his career. Marx’s attacks on Stirner, Proudhon and Bakunin are shown to be of vital importance to his career as a theorist and revolutionist. The formative influences upon Marx’s writings and his political activity are discussed and analyzed. The author re-situates Marx’s thought in the context of the 19th century when Marxism was not an unchallenged orthodoxy but a doctrine and method that needed to be defended against rival revolutionary impulses. Selected Contents: Part 1: Foundations 1. Hegelian Roots 2. Alien Politics Part 2: Disputations 3. Marx and Stirner 4. Marx and Proudhon 5. Marx, Bakunin and the International October 2009: 234x156: 418pp Hb: 978-0-415-55602-6: £90.00 US $157.00 MJWK0928