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Political Theory An Encyclopedia of Contemporary and Classic Terms
Scott John Hammond
ISBN: 0-313-33920-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33920-2
376 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 11/30/2008
List Price: $89.95 (UK Sterling Price: £62.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Subjects: Reviews:
  • "This encyclopedia provides readers with an introductory understanding of the thinkers and ideas in this field; entries are readable and not technical. It would be ideal for undergraduates going through a text in political theory, for example, or possibly even first-year graduate students. . . . Recommended."
    —CHOICE     7/1/2009
Description: Liberty. Justice. Nature. Law. First formulated millennia ago by the founding philosophers of the Western tradition, these basic concepts of human thought remain central to our conception of ourselves, our place in the world, and our relationships with others-that is, our politics. Readers encountering such broad political concepts, their practical expressions in political movements and systems of government, the ideas of influential ancient and modern political thinkers—or simply familiar or unfamiliar catchphrases for which they would like a succinct yet informative explanation—will welcome this accessible encyclopedic guide.

The major political concepts, themes, issues, movements, groups, and schools that have developed over time and shaped our modern world appear here in all their diversity, along with biographical entries and articles on the principal works of political theorists from Plato to John Rawls. Further, serious students and browsers alike will delight in the numerous entries on familiar quotations and political catchphrases, from the banality of evil and Big Brother to the war of all against all.
 Title Features:
  • Sidebars discussing the work of major political thinkers in the context of particular entries
  • Bibliography of recent and recommended print and electronic resources
  • Table of seminal thinkers and major political leaders whose thought transcended their historical moment
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
    Authors Note
    Preface
    List of Entries
    The Encyclopedia
    Selected Bibliography
About the Author: Scott John Hammond is Professor of Political Science at James Madison University, specializing in Western political theory and philosophy. He is the coauthor (with Robert N. Roberts) of Encyclopedia of Presidential Campaigns, Slogans, Issues, and Platforms (Greenwood Press, 2004) and (with Paul C. Cline and Anthony J Eksterowicz) American Democracy: Representation, Participation, and the Future of the Republic (1995), and coeditor (with Kevin R. Hardwick and Howard L. Lubert) of the two-volume Classics of American Political and Constitutional Thought (2007).
PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf
Academic Library Spring 2009.pdf
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