Jakobi social movements in a globalized world cristina. It analyzes the concepts of power, liberty and a series of political principles. Extended, cuttingedge case studies at the end of each chapter show students how to examine a key political issue in light of the concepts explored in that. Revolution, and industrial capitalismas well as the broader philosophical and political issues they continue to pose to us now. Follow us on instagram to get a glimpse of whats going on now at bleak house books. The study of political theory is concerned with the meaning and justification of those concepts and their continuing relevance to the nature of modern politics. To learn more about our ebook service, please refer to our faqs. The list has a strong focus on political theory, as you might expect, and therefore includes mostly books on politics, liberty, justice, property, rights, law, and the enforcement of the law by the. This introductory article explains the theme of this book, which is about political theory. Book an introduction to modern political theory norman p. The difficulty throughout has been to balance the philosophical systematisation of the meaning.
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