The Political Classics: Hamilton to Mill - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198780257 ISBN 13: 9780198780250

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1993

Synopsis

This book has been designed to enable all students of political ideas to gain a fuller appreciation of the great works which form the foundation of the subject.
It spans a critical period: from the turbulent era of the American and French Revolutions through to the calmer waters of the nineteenth century. Seven classic texts have been chosen for analysis: Hamilton's The Federalist, Sieyes' What is the Third Estate?, Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France, Hegel's The Philosophy of Right, de Tocqueville's Democracy in America, Marx and Engels' Communist Manifesto, and Mill's On Liberty.
Together they illustrate and express the main themes of the period. The most prominent of these is the growing distinction between the state and society and the problems that this brings in its train. Other themes embrace the interplay of revolution and reaction, the growth of representative government, and the challenge posed by democracy.
The clear analysis and explanation contained in each essay will enable the reader to return to the original texts with a new understanding and insight.

About this title

About the Author:

Murray Forsyth, Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University. Maurice Keens-Soper, Honorary Fellow, Department of Politics, University of Wales, Swansea, and University Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Diplomacy, University of Leicester. John Hoffman, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University
of Leicester.

Review:

`Very good general introduction.'
Dr S.F. Tormey, Nottingham University

`The book contains useful commentaries on the central works of political philosophy; it will be an excellent introduction for students.'
Phillip Cole, Middlesex University

`All of the contributions are valuable ... Each chapter has a useful guide to further reading.'
Political Studies

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0198780257
• ISBN 13: 9780198780250
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Forsyth Murray, Keens-Soper Maurice, Hoffman John