The Political Theory Reader

Utilizing 100 key readings, The Political Theory Reader explores the rich tradition of ideas that shape the way we live and the great issues in political theory today. * Allows students to see how competing ideological viewpoints think about the same political issues * Provides readers with direct access to authors covered in the From Ideologies to Public Philosophies text * Facilitates discussions by having readings arranged thematically throughout text * Extracts of works specifically chosen to focus on topics central to issues covered in chapters.

ISBN	1405189975	Pages	376
ISBN13	9781405189972 (What's this?)	Volumes	001
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd	Weight (grammes)	898
Imprint	Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)	Published in	Chicester
Format	Hardback	Height (mm)	254
Publication date	05 Feb 2010	Width (mm)	196
Library of Congress	JA71	Spine width (mm)	25
DEWEY	320.01	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly
DEWEY edition	DC22

1	Political Theory, Public Philosophy, and Pluralism	1
Pt. I	Ideological Voices	27
2	Nineteenth-Century Ideologies	29
3	Twentieth-Century Ideologies	51
4	Newer Quasi-Ideologies	73
Pt. II	Philosophical Assumptions	99
5	Ontological Conceptions	101
6	Conceptions of Human Nature	127
7	Images of Society	152
8	Epistemological Orientations	165
Pt. III	Political Principles	189
9	On Community	191
10	On Citizenship	211
11	On Structure	238
12	On Rulers	261
13	On Authority	286
14	On Justice	312
15	On Change	335

"This [book] one offers at best a taste of political theory's intellectual richness." (Sacramento Book Review, June 2010)

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