{"product_id":"left-and-right-9780745615615","title":"Left and Right","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eaeo Bobbio is one of the foremost political thinkers in Europe.  aeo This book was an astonishing bestseller in Italy. It sold 250,000 copies in Italy since 1994, and it has sold over 300,000 copies in Europe overall. It has been translated into 14 languages.  aeo Ita s a timely defence of the distinction between a lefta  and a righta  in politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Are contemporary political issues best understood in left-right terms? With his customary lucidity and wisdom, Professor Bobbio, Italy's most distinguished political thinker explains the persistence and defends the relevance of the distinction in the face of \"the great problem of inequality between people and between the peoples of this world\" in a short work that is far-reaching, simple and deep.' \u003ci\u003eSteven Lukes, European University Institute\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Now, in Norberto Bobbio's newly translated book, we have the most ingenious and forceful defence of the traditional categories of left and right for many years, and one that will set the standard of argument on the subject for the foreseeable future ... The history of his book illustrates some of the paradoxes of recent political discourse ... simple, lucid ... scrupulous and rigorous analysis.' \u003ci\u003eJohn Gray, The Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslator's Introduction. \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Italian Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Challenge to the Distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtremists and Moderates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Left\/Right Distinction Survives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Search of the Criterion which Governs the Distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Criteria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquality and Inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreedom and Authoritarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Polar Star.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Reply to Critics (1995).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404343943511,"sku":"9780745615615","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/left-and-right-9780745615615","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}