{"product_id":"representation-9780745641607","title":"Representation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is representation? What does it mean when a politician represents citizens in government? How can citizens be represented beyond the boundaries of the nation-state? This book answers such questions. It also explains why representation should be understood as one of the key concepts in modern politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Runciman and Vieira track the history of the idea of representation, break apart the complex of themes that it encodes, and reveal some salient lessons for the internal and external organization of states. This is rich, intriguing and important stuff — political theory at its best.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhilip Pettit, \u003ci\u003ePrinceton University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The authors succeed splendidly in their admirable ambition to survey the past, present and future of the concept of representation in a manner that is at once accessible and original, giving both neophyte and expert plenty to think about.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichard Bellamy, \u003ci\u003eUniversity College London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The History of Representation 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Roots of Political Representation 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Representation vs. Democracy 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Logic of Representation 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Representing Individuals 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Representing Groups 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Politics of Representation 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Representing the State 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Representation Beyond the Nation-State 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Representing the Future? 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 207\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862919577943,"sku":"9780745641607","price":21.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745641607.jpg?v=1759919092","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/representation-9780745641607","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}