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1 online resource (x, 298 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-287) and index. |
| Summary |
Quentin Skinner's classic study The Foundations of Modern Political Thought was first published by Cambridge in 1978. This volume looks afresh at the impact of the original work, asks why it still matters, and considers a number of significant agendas that it still inspires. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 The context of The Foundations; 2 Linguistic philosophy and The Foundations; 3 Foundations and moments; 4 Skinner, pre-humanist rhetorical culture and Machiavelli; 5 Unoriginal authors: how to do things with texts in the Renaissance; 6 'The Best State of the Commonwealth': Thomas More and Quentin Skinner; 7 Scholasticism in Quentin Skinner's Foundations; 8 Scholastic political thought and the modern concept of the state; 9 'So meerly humane': theories of resistance in early-modern Europe; 10 Hobbes and democracy. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Skinner, Quentin. Foundations of modern political thought.
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Political science -- History.
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Political science. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Brett, Annabel S.
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Tully, James, 1946-
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Hamilton-Bleakley, Holly.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rethinking the foundations of modern political thought. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 (DLC) 2007296128 |
| ISBN |
0511260601 (electronic book) |
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9780511260605 (electronic book) |
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9780511261176 (electronic book) |
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0511261179 (electronic book) |
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0511259352 |
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9780511259357 |
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0511260008 |
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9780511260001 |
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0521615038 (Paper) |
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0521849799 (Cloth) |
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9780521849791 (hardback) |
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9780521615037 (paperback) |
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