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The History of Political Thought: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Richard Whatmore
9780198853725 Richard Whatmore examines the diverse, interconnected relationships between political history, theory, and action. Considering the work of Michel Foucalt, John Pocock, Quentin Skinner and other key theorists, this book highlights the connections between past and present political systems, and the ongoing relevance of the field today. |
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Neoliberalism: A Very Short IntroductionSecond Edition £8.99 Manfred B. Steger, Ravi K. Roy
9780198849674 In its heyday in the late 1990s, neoliberalism emerged as the world's dominant economic paradigm. Since then the global financial crash of 2008 and the recent emergence of more nationalist ideologies have challenged neoliberal assumptions and systems. This book examines the origins, core claims, and global variations of neoliberalism. |
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Socialism: A Very Short IntroductionSecond Edition £8.99 Michael Newman
9780198836421 Exploring the role of socialism over the last two hundred years, Michael Newman explains its major theories, and the key challenges facing it today. Drawing on case studies such as Bolivia and Cuba, he considers recent attempts to put socialism into practice, and argues that it remains ultimately relevant in today's world. |
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Fascism: A Very Short IntroductionSecond Edition £8.99 Kevin Passmore
9780199685363 Fascism is notoriously hard to define. In the new edition of this Very Short Introduction, Kevin Passmore unravels the paradoxes of one of the most important phenomena in the modern world, to make sense of its ideology and place in the modern world. |
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An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice£12.99 William Godwin, Mark Philp
9780199642625 Godwin's Political Justice is the founding work of philosophical anarchism. Drawing on the principles of liberty and utility Godwin criticizes government and all forms of secular and religious authority, advocating the free exercise of individual judgement. He raises enduring questions about the nature of our duty to others. |
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Mao: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Delia Davin
9780199588664 Mao Zedong was a giant of 20th century history. In this Very Short Introduction, Delia Davin provides an account of Mao the man. From his childhood as a peasant to ruler of the most populous nation on Earth, she considers the major events in his life, his revolutionary writing, and his utopian dreams that culminated in the Cultural Revolution. |
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Tocqueville: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Harvey Mansfield
9780195175394 A study of the thought and works of Alexis de Tocqueville written by one of the premier political scientists of our time. Exploring his observations of contemporary democratic politics and his predictions for the triumph and pitfalls of democracy in the future, the volume features the new liberalism of Tocqueville's masterpiece, Democracy in America. |
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Progressivism: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Walter Nugent
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Communism: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Leslie Holmes
9780199551545 The collapse of communism was one of the most defining moments of the twentieth century. This Very Short Introduction examines the history behind the political, economic, and social structures of communism as an ideology. |
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Discourse on the Origin of Inequality£7.99 Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Franklin Philip, Patrick Coleman
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Reflections on the Revolution in France£8.99 Edmund Burke, L. G. Mitchell
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Leviathan£8.99 Thomas Hobbes, J. C. A. Gaskin
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Discourse on Political Economy and The Social Contract£7.99 Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Christopher Betts
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Nelson Mandela: A Very Short Introduction£7.99 Elleke Boehmer
9780192803016 As well as being a remarkable statesman, Nelson Mandela has become a universal symbol of justice, a secular saint. Elleke Boehmer examines not only the great anti-apartheid leader's life, but also the ways in which images and representations have been used to create the Mandela we know today - an internationally recognized icon of freedom. |
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Principles of Political Economy and Chapters on Socialism£10.99 John Stuart Mill, Jonathan Riley
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Capital: An Abridged Edition£8.99 Karl Marx, David McLellan
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The Prince£6.99 Niccolò Machiavelli, Peter Bondanella, Maurizio Viroli
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: A Selected Edition£8.99 Adam Smith, Kathryn Sutherland
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Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Steven Grosby
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Political Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 David Miller
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