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Cambridge University Press Beyond Neutrality
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Cambridge University Press Visions of Politics
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Cambridge University Press Politics and Uncertainty
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Cambridge University Press Governing Australia
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Cambridge University Press Women Writers and the Early Modern British Political Tradition
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Cambridge University Press Democracy and Decision
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Cambridge University Press Bolingbroke Political Writings
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Cambridge University Press Visions of Politics 3 Volume Set Visions of
Book SynopsisThe second of three volumes of essays by Quentin Skinner, one of the world's leading intellectual historians. This collection includes some of his most important essays on the political thought of the Italian renaissance, each of which has been carefully revised for publication in this form. All of Professor Skinner's work is characterised by philosophical power, limpid clarity, and elegance of exposition; these essays, many of which are now recognised classics, provide a fascinating and convenient digest of the development of his thought. Professor Skinner has been awarded the Balzan Prize Life Time Achievement Award for Political Thought, History and Theory. Full details of this award can be found at http://www.balzan.it/News_eng.aspx?ID=2474Trade Review'As a retrospective showcase of the work of a major scholar, this is impressive. Skinner's ability to combine political and philosophical insight with minute knowledge of several centuries of political literature is awe inspiring.' Robert Sugden, The Times Higher Education Supplement' … this is a deeply impressive collection which displays Skinner's exceptional range.' The New York ReviewTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The rediscovery of republican values; 3. Ambrogio Lorenzetti and the portrayal of virtuous government; 4. Ambrogio Lorenzetti on the power and glory of republics; 5. Republican virtues in an age of princes; 6. Machiavelli on virtu and the maintenance of liberty; 7. The idea of negative liberty: Machiavelli and modern perspectives; 8. Thomas More's Utopia and the virtue of true nobility; 9. Was there a Calvinist theory of revolution? 10. Moral ambiguity and the renaissance art of eloquence; 11. John Milton and the politics of slavery; 12. Classical liberty, Renaissance translation and the English civil war; 13. From the state of princes to the modern state; 14. Augustan party politics and Renaissance constitutional thought.
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Cambridge University Press Fortescue Laws Governance England On the Laws and Governance of England Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
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Cambridge University Press Florentine Tuscany
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Cambridge University Press Adam Smith
Book SynopsisAdam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments is a text of central importance in the history of moral and political thought. This 2002 volume offers a new edition of the text with helpful notes for the student reader, together with a substantial introduction that sets the work in its philosophical and historical context.Table of ContentsPart I. Of the Propriety of Action; Part II. Of Merit and Demerit; or of the Objects of Reward and Punishment; Part III. Of the Foundation of our Judgments Concerning our Own Sentiments and Conduct, and of the Sense of Duty; Part IV. Of the Effect of Utility upon the Sentiment of Approbation; Part V. Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion upon the Sentiments of Moral Approbation and Disapprobation; Part VI. Of the Character of Virtue; Part VII. Of Systems of Moral Philosophy.
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Cambridge University Press Deliberative Democracy
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Cambridge University Press Deliberative Democracy
Book SynopsisIt is sometimes assumed that voting is the central mechanism for political decision-making. The contributors to this volume focus on an alternative mechanism, that is decision by discussion or deliberation. Rather than assuming that deliberative democracy is always ideal, the authors critically probe its limits and weaknesses as well as its strengths.Trade Review"Deliberative Democracy is a timely book by an excellent group of scholars that examines an issue of major political importance: the merits of decision making by deliberation. Everyone interested in democratic theory and practice should read this far-ranging, thoughtful, and provocative collection." Amy Gutmann, Princeton University"This thoughtful and engaging volume makes several significant contributions to our understanding of democratic deliberation. Deliberative Democracy's major insights involve the questions and challenges that it raises for our basic conceptions of deliberation and democratic decision-making. These essays place a number of important issues on the research agenda in this field." Jack Knight, Washington University in St. LouisTable of ContentsList of contributors; Preface and acknowledgement; Introduction Jon Elster; 1. 'Claro!': an essay on discursive machismo Diego Gambetta; 2. Deliberation as discussion James D. Fearon; 3. All men are liars: is democracy meaningless? Gerrie Mackie; 4. Deliberation and constitution making Jon Elster; 5. Pathologies of deliberation Susan C. Stokes; 6. Deliberation and ideological domination Adam Przeworski; 7. Arguing for deliberation: some skeptical considerations James Johnson; 8. Democracy and liberty Joshua Cohen; 9. Health-health trade-offs Cass R. Sunstein; 10. Full representation, deliberation and impartiality Roberto Gargarella; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Adam Smith The Theory of Moral Sentiments Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) lays the foundation for a general system of morals, and is a text of central importance in the history of moral and political thought. It presents a theory of the imagination which Smith derived from David Hume but which encompasses an idea of sympathy that in some ways is more sophisticated than anything in Hume's philosophy. By means of sympathy and the mental construct of an impartial spectator, Smith formulated highly original theories of conscience, moral judgment and the virtues. The enduring legacy of his work is its reconstruction of the Enlightenment idea of a moral, or social, science encompassing both political economy and the theory of law and government. This 2002 volume offers a new edition of the text with clear and helpful notes for the student reader, together with a substantial introduction that sets the work in its philosophical and historical context.
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Cambridge University Press Hearing the Other Side Deliberative Versus Participatory Democracy
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Cambridge University Press Laws of Fear Beyond the Precautionary Principle 6 The Seeley Lectures
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Cambridge University Press Israels Holocaust and the Politics of Nationhood
Book SynopsisThe ghost of the Holocaust is ever present in Israel, in the lives and nightmares of the survivors and in the absence of the victims. In this compelling and disturbing analysis, Idith Zertal, a leading member of the new generation of revisionist historians in Israel, considers the ways Israel has used the memory of the Holocaust to define and legitimize its existence and politics. Drawing on a wide range of sources, the author exposes the pivotal role of the Holocaust in Israel's public sphere, in its project of nation building, its politics of power and its perception of the conflict with the Palestinians. She argues that the centrality of the Holocaust has led to a culture of death and victimhood that permeates Israel's society and self-image. For the updated paperback edition of the book, Tony Judt, the world-renowned historian and political commentator, has contributed a foreword in which he writes of Zertal's courage, the originality of her work, and the 'unforgiving honesty with Trade Review'… a path-breaking analysis of how the memory of the Holocaust has been used in Israel not only to equate Palestinians with Nazis and justify the West Bank occupation and the building of settlements there but also to provide the rationale for nuclear weapons systems.' Amos Elon, New York Review of Books'This is a brilliant and unsettling book that charts new, deeply submerged territories of the collective consciousness and sub-consciousness of Israeli society. The book is a major contribution to our understanding of the history of Israeli life and mentality.' Shlomo Ben Ami, Emeritus Professor of Modern History, Tel Aviv University, and former foreign minister of Israel'The book is admirably perceptive, nuanced, and sophisticated … Dr Zertal is not a linear historian or mere chronicler of events. She is an intellectual and cultural historian of the highest distinction.' Avi Shlaim, Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford'A moving and profound reflection on the role of mourning, death and victimhood in Israel.' Henry Rousso, L'Express'Idith Zertal's excellent book follows the history of the manipulation of the Holocaust from the inception of Israel to the assassination of Prime Minster Yitzhad Rabin.' Book Forum'… interesting and worthy of discussion …' Birmingham Jewish Recorder'… can hardly be faulted on matters of detail and accuracy … Zertal successfully deconstructs a number of myths in recent Israeli historiography.' The Times Literary Supplement'Zertal successfully deconstructs a number of myths in recent Israeli historiography … and the young generation in Israel today will not have heard of many of the myths deconstructed with so much admirable gusto in this book.' The TimesTable of ContentsForeword Tony Judt; 1. The sacrificed and the sanctified; 2. Memory without rememberers; 3. From the people's hall to the wailing wall; 4. Between 'love of the world' and 'love of Israel'; 5. Yellow territories.
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Cambridge University Press The Cultural Politics of Human Rights Comparing the US and UK
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Cambridge University Press Computational and Mathematical Modeling in the Social Sciences
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Cambridge University Press Liberalism Equality and Cultural Oppression
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Cambridge University Press Politics by Principle Not Interest
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Cambridge University Press Civility and Subversion
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Cambridge University Press Equal Freedom and Utility
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Cambridge University Press Three Anarchical Fallacies
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Cambridge University Press Civility and Subversion The Intellectual in Democratic Society
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Cambridge University Press Liberalism Equality and Cultural Oppression
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Cambridge University Press Democratic Devices and Desires
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Cambridge University Press Community Solidarity and Belonging
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Cambridge University Press Civil Society
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Cambridge University Press Philosophy and Politics in the Thought of John Wyclif Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series Series Number 54
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Cambridge University Press Methods and Models
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Cambridge University Press Shifting Languages 19 Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language Series Number 19
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Cambridge University Press The Mind of John Locke
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Cambridge University Press A Cross of Iron
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Cambridge University Press Democracy and Trust
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Cambridge University Press Democracy Accountability and Representation 2 Cambridge Studies in the Theory of Democracy
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Hannah Arendt
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Cambridge University Press Democracys Edges
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Cambridge University Press Democracys Values
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Cambridge University Press Democracys Edges Contemporary Political Theory
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Hannah Arendt
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Cambridge University Press Democracy Accountability Represent 2 Cambridge Studies in the Theory of Democracy
Book SynopsisThis book examines whether the mechanisms of accountability characteristic of democratic systems are sufficient to induce the representatives to act in the best interest of the represented. The first part of the volume focuses on the role of elections, distinguishing different ways in which they may cause representation. The second part is devoted to the role of checks and balances, between the government and the parliament as well as between the government and the bureaucracy. The contributors of this volume, all leading scholars in the fields of American and comparative politics and political theory, address questions such as, whether elections induce governments to act in the interest of citizens. Are politicians in democracies accountable to voters in future elections? If so, does accountability induce politicians to represent citizens? Does accountability limit or enhance the scope of action of governments? Are governments that violate campaign mandates representative? Overall, thTrade Review"In an introductory essay to Democracy, Accountability, and Representation, Przeworski, Stokes, and Manin helpfully lay out a set of definitions for thinking about mass-elite linkages." Comparative Politics, Andrew Roberts, The Quality of DemocracyTable of ContentsIntroduction Bernard Manin, Adam Przeworski and Susan C. Stokes; Part I. Elections, Accountability, and Representation: 1. Elections and representation Bernard Manin, Adam Przeworski and Susan C. Stokes; 2. Electorial accountability and the control of politicians: selecting good types versus sanctioning poor performance; 3. What do policy switches tell us about democracy? Susan C. Stokes; 4. Accountability and authority: toward a theory of political accountability John Ferejohn; 5. Accountability and manipulation José María Maravall; 6. Party government and responsiveness James A. Stimson; 7. Democracy, elections, and accountability for economic outcomes José Antonio Cheibub and Adam Przeworski; Part II. The Structure of Government and Accountability: 8. Accountability in Athenian politics Jon Elster; 9. Government accountability in parliamentary democracy Michael Laver and Kenneth A. Shepsle; 10. Mixing elected and non-elected officials in democratic policy making: fundamentals of accountability and responsibility Delmer D. Dunn; Part III. Situating Democratic Political Accountability John Dunn.
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Cambridge University Press Problems of Market Liberalism
Problems of Market Liberalism by Ellen Frankel Paul
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Cambridge University Press The Dynamic of Secession
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Cambridge University Press The Dignity of Legislation 2 The Seeley Lectures
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Cambridge University Press The Experience of Middle Australia
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Cambridge University Press PolicyMaking and Diversity in Europe
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Cambridge University Press Between Politics and Science
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