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Cambridge University Press Machiavelli and Mystery of State
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Cambridge University Press Philosophy and Government 15721651 26 Ideas in Context Series Number 26
Book SynopsisPhilosophy and Government is a major new contribution to our understanding of European political theory which will challenge the perspectives in which political thought is understood. Framed as a general account of the period between 1572 and 1651 it charts the formation of a distinctively modern political vocabulary, based upon arguments of political necessity and raison d'etat in the work of the major theorists. Whilst Dr Tuck pays detailed attention to Montaigne, Grotius, Hobbes and the theorists of the English Revolution, he also reconsiders the origins of their conceptual vocabulary in humanist thought - particularly scepticism and stoicism - and its development and appropriation during the revolutions in Holland and France. This book will be welcomed by all historians of political thought and those interested in the development of the idea of the state.Trade Review'This is at once a most elegant survey and a highly original work. … this book will be recognised as the most fertile history of political thought in the early modern period.' Ian Harris, Journal of Political StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The Renaissance background; 2. Scepticism, stoicism and raison d'etat; 3. The spread of the new humanism; 4. The alternatives; 5. Hugo Grotius; 6. The English Revolution; 7. Thomas Hobbes; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Andrew Fletcher
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Cambridge University Press Webers Protestant Ethic
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Cambridge University Press A History of Sociological Research Methods in America 19201960
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Cambridge University Press Ferguson
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Cambridge University Press Defining the Common Good Empire Religion and Philosophy in EighteenthCentury Britain 29 Ideas in Context Series Number 29
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Cambridge University Press Plato
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Cambridge University Press Bolingbroke
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Cambridge University Press The Early Political Writings of the German Romantics
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Cambridge University Press King James VI and I Political Writings Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Book SynopsisJames VI and I united the crowns of England and Scotland. His books are fundamental sources of the principles which underlay the union. In particular, his Basilikon Doron was a best-seller in England and circulated widely on the Continent. Among the most important and influential British writings of their period, the king's works shed light on the political climate of Shakespeare's England and the intellectual background to the civil wars which afflicted Britain in the mid-seventeenth century. James' political philosophy was a moderated absolutism, with an emphasis on the monarch's duty to rule according to law and the public good. Locke quoted his speech to parliament of 1610 approvingly, and Hobbes likewise praised 'our most wise king'. This edition is the first to draw on all the early texts of James' books, with an introduction setting them in their historical context.Trade Review'This important volume is the culmination of many years' work on King James … In his meticulous, profoundly-researched analysis the author does not persuade that James's political and religious strategy was realistic in his time: he does compel us to admire both the king's pertinacity and the quality of his ecumenical vision.' English Historical ReviewTable of ContentsAbbreviations; Introduction; Principal events in James' life; Bibliographical note; 1. Basilikon Doron; 2. The Trew Law of Free Monarchies; 3. Triplici Nodo, Triplex Cuneus. Or an Apologie for the Oath of Allegiance; 4. Speech to parliament of 19 March 1604; 5. Speech to parliament of 9 November 1605; 6. Speech to parliament of 31 March 1607; 7. Speech to parliament of 21 March 1610; 8. Speech in Star Chamber of 20 June 1616; 9. A Meditation upon the 27th, 28th and 29th Verses of the 27th Chapter of Saint Matthew (1619); 10. His Maiesties Declaration, Touching his Proceedings in the Late Assemblie and Conuention of Parliament (1622); Select biographical notes; Glossary; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Ferguson
Book SynopsisAdam Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society is a classic of the Scottish, and European, Enlightenment. Ferguson combines a subtle analysis of modern society with a critique of its abandonment of communal virtues, and boldly attempts to reclaim the tradition of active citizenship in the modern state.Table of Contents1. Of the general characteristics of human nature; 2. Of the history of rude nations; 3. Of the history of policy and arts; 4. Of the consequences that result from advancement of civil and commercial arts; 5. Of the decline of nations; 6. Of corruption and political slavery.
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Cambridge University Press Austin The Province of Jurisprudence Determined Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
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Cambridge University Press The Early Political Writings of the German Romantics Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
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Cambridge University Press History of the Australian Environment Movement
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Cambridge University Press The British Moralists and the Internal Ought
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Cambridge University Press Otto Neurath Philosophy between Science and Politics 38 Ideas in Context Series Number 38
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Cambridge University Press Colonial Psychiatry and the African Mind
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Cambridge University Press The British Idealists
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Cambridge University Press Kropotkin
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Cambridge University Press William Harveys Natural Philosophy
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Cambridge University Press Utopias of the British Enlightenment
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Cambridge University Press Guicciardini Dialogue Government Dialogue on the Government of Florence Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Book SynopsisThis is the first translation into English of Guicciardini's Dialogue on the Government of Florence. Written in the early 1520s by the author of the famous History of Italy, as well as a History of Florence and Political Maxims and Reflections, this dialogue presents what is arguably the most searching and comprehensive analysis of the politics of his times. Like Machiavelli, his contemporary and friend, Guicciardini rejects classical republican arguments in the name of the new political realism and acknowledges the important role of patronage and graft in contemporary politics and the illegitimacy of nearly all forms of political power. In this Dialogue he provides one of the clearest expositions of the term 'reason of state', which he was one of the first to employ and which he uses to justify the priority of state interest over private morality and religion.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; Principal events in Guicciardini's life; Bibliographical note; Dialogue on the government of Florence; Preface; Book I; Book II; Appendix: selected maxims; Biographical notes; Glossary; Index of names; Index of subjects.
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Cambridge University Press Loyseau
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Cambridge University Press Stirner The Ego and its Own
Book SynopsisA striking polemic attacking left Hegelianism, liberalism, and socialism, rebutted in detail by Marx. Stirner himself has been portrayed as a precursor of Nietzsche, and of existentialism and as an individualist anarchist. A new edition with contextualizing introduction, notes and chronology.Trade Review"Recommended as a classic in anarchist thought. This is the best edition available." --Reader's ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction; Principal events in Stirner's life; Further reading; Note on the translation; The Ego and its own; Bibliographical and other notes on the text; Index of subjects; Index of proper names.
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Cambridge University Press Fenelon
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Cambridge University Press History of the Australian Environment Movement
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Cambridge University Press The Savage Within
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Cambridge University Press Faces of Degeneration A European Disorder c1848c1918 A European Disorder c18481918 15 Ideas in Context Series Number 15
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Cambridge University Press The British Moralists and the Internal Ought
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Cambridge University Press The British Idealists
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Cambridge University Press Christianity and Revolutionary Europe 1750 1830
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Cambridge University Press Sidney
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Cambridge University Press Comte
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Cambridge University Press Bagehot
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Cambridge University Press The Invention of Politics in Colonial Malaya
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Cambridge University Press Christianity and Revolutionary Europe 17501830 25 New Approaches to European History
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Cambridge University Press The Idea of Luxury A Conceptual and Historical Investigation 30 Ideas in Context Series Number 30
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Cambridge University Press The German Idea of Militarism
Book SynopsisThis 1994 book examines the development of the modern idea of militarism from its inception in the 1860s until the outbreak of World War I. Imperial Germany witnessed a major controversy over the issue, as the arms race and the military-industrial complex displaced more traditional concerns about authoritarian rule, and militarism gradually acquired its modern meaning.Trade Review"The book is based on a wide variety of excellent sources, some in archives not usually consulted, such as the Brandenburg provincial archives, Potsdam, or the protocols of the Social Democratic party congresses. The notes are complete and useful. It is clearly written..." Central European History"Stargardt has written a very solid monograph on an important topic, filled with useful and even surprising information." Laird M. Easton, German Book Reviews"...Nicholas Stargardt, author of The German Idea of Militarism, merits considerable praise. Stargardt goes classical intellectual history one better, however, by connecting the metamorphosis of the idea itself to physical as well as intellectual developments. ...the book is guranteed to stimulate the informed general reader and provide graduate seminars with ample material for any number of lively discussion." Antulio J. Echevarria, II, Jrnl of Military HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Anti-Militarist Tradition: 1. The Reich, democracy and cheap government; 2. National interest and national defence; 3. Karl Kautsky's theory of militarism; Part II. The New Militarism: 4. Karl Liebknecht and the end of democratic anti-militarism; 5. The economics of armament; 6. The turn to pacifism, 1907–14; Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Sidney
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Cambridge University Press Bagehot The English Constitution Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Book SynopsisWalter Bagehot's anatomy of The English Constitution is a classic of English political writing. In this new Cambridge Texts edition it appears for the first time in its original (1867) book version, with Bagehot's original conclusion, and the substantial introduction written for the second edition of 1872. Paul Smith's introduction places Bagehot's views in the context of contemporary events and prevalent views of the working of the constitution, indicating their relation to his developing ideas on the anthropological and sociological springs of authority. He assesses the accuracy of Bagehot's account of parliamentary government in operation, and the strength of Bagehot's analysis of the difficulties faced by British liberalism in coming to terms with the approach of democracy. All the usual student-friendly features of the Cambridge Texts series are present, including a select bibliography and brief biographies of key figures, and annotation which explains some of Bagehot's more arcanTrade Review"Helpful yet unobtrusive, Smith's is an ideal introduction for those seeking to locate Bagehot in the context of his time or for those looking for an informed summary of his argument, motivation, and general purpose." Adam Tomkins, University of Oxford, Constitutional Commentary"This is one of those rare, intelligent treasures that one cherishes...In essence this is the ideal instrument for teaching about Bagehot's view of the Constitution. This edition is far more useful for the classroom." British Politics GroupTable of ContentsEditor's introduction; Principal events in Bagehot's life; Note on the text and annotation; The English Constitution: Advertisement; 1. The cabinet; 2. The pre-requisites of cabinet government, and the peculiar form which they have assumed in England; 3. The monarchy; 4. The monarchy (continued); 5. The House of Lords; 6. The House of Commons; 7. On changes of ministry; 8. Its supposed checks and balances; 9. Its history, and the effects of that history; Conclusion; Introduction to the second edition (1872); Notes; Biographical notes on persons mentioned in the text; Bibliographical note; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Conciliarism and Papalism
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Cambridge University Press Bayle
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Cambridge University Press The Social and Political Thought of Bertrand Russell The Development of an Aristocratic Liberalism 37 Ideas in Context Series Number 37
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Cambridge University Press Gestalt Psychology in German Culture 18901967
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Cambridge University Press Hannah Arendt
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Cambridge University Press Enlightenment and the Creation of German Catholicism
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Cambridge University Press Descartes Meditations
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