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31. Anglo-American Democracy (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 2)

    By Malcolm Shaw

    This book describes the main characteristics of the British and American political systems. Whilst short, it is integrally comparative with the main emphasis on concepts. The result is a systematic and sustained Anglo-American political analysis....

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
32. Aspects of Toleration Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 41

    Edited by John Horton, Susan Mendus

    Originally published in 1985, these essays relate philosophical questions about the meaning and justification of toleration to debates about such issues as religious freedom, racial discrimination, pornography and censorship. Many take their point of departure from classic works, especially J S...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
33. Marx's Ethics of Freedom (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 49)

    By George G Brenkert

    This book reveals Marx’s moral philosophy and analyzes its nature. The author shows that there is an underlying system of ethics which runs the length and breadth of Marx’s thought. The book begins by discussing the methodological side of Marx’s ethics showing how Marx’s criticism of conventional...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
34. Direct Action and Liberal Democracy (Routledge Library Editions:Political Science Volume 6)

    By April Carter

    This study focuses primarily on the nature of "direct action" in relation to contemporary movements, and considers the role of direct action methods in past campaigns for constitutional and social rights. Boycotts, sit-ins, obstructions, civil disobedience and other unconstitutional forms of...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
35. Locke's Two Treatises of Government (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 17)

    By Richard Ashcraft

    This volume guides the reader through a detailed examination of the text to an understanding of Locke’s political ideas in relation to his writings on philosophy, education, religion and economics and the influence these ideas had upon eighteenth-century political theorists. The author shows how...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
36. Political Representation and Elections in Britain (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 12)

    By Peter Pulzer

    Originally published in 1972, this edition includes expanded sections on class and voting and elites and participation in modern democracy. Many popular misconceptions - about the militancy of party activists, the relations between MPs and constituents, the role of TV and the fairness of the...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
37. Law, Socialism and Democracy (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 9)

    By Paul,Q,Hirst

    This book explores the political and legal institutions necessary for a democratic socialism in advanced industrial societies. It argues that a democratic socialist society needs a firm framework of public law, and a formal constitution. Populist conceptions of direct democracy and informal justice...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
38. Political Parties Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 54

    By J. Jupp

    In this book the author proposes that parties are indispensable to modern politics and that the absence of parties suggests that a system is governed by a traditional elite which has yet to come to terms with the modern world. Without them it would be impossible to legitimize modern systems, to...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
39. Labour Theory of Culture Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 42

    By Charles Woolfson

    Despite its importance in understanding the social relations of labour little attention has been paid by Western Marxists to evolutionary theory. Taking as a starting point an unfinished essay by Engels, the author argues that the human species must be seen as discontinuous with its nearest...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
40. Studies in the Growth of Nineteenth Century Government (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 33)

    Edited by Gillian Sutherland

    The main theme of this book is the complex relationship between government servants and the world around them and this is explored in a number of ways. The essays include studies of the people who played an important part in the development of 19th century government: there is a chapter on the...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge