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1 online resource (viii, 245 pages) |
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polychrome |
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Online access: Manchester University Press Manchester Open Access.
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Online access: OAPEN Open Research Library (ORL)
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Online access: OAPEN DOAB Directory of Open Access Books.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-238) and index. |
| Summary |
"Written by a powerful international team of theorists, this book offers a sophisticated analysis of the central political concepts in the light of recent debates in political theory. All political argument employs political concepts. They provide the building blocks needed to construct a case for or against a given political position. To address such issues as whether or not development aid is too low, income tax too high, or how to cope with poverty and the distribution of wealth, citizens must develop views on what individuals are entitled to, what they owe to others, and the role of individual choice and responsibility in these areas. These matters turn on an understanding of concepts such as rights, equality and liberty and the ways they relate to each other. People of different political persuasions interpret such key political concepts in different ways. This book introduces students to some of the main interpretations, pointing out their strengths and weaknesses. It covers a broad range of the main concepts employed in contemporary political and theoretical debates. Separate chapters look at liberty, rights, social justice, political obligation, nationalism, punishment, social exclusion, legitimacy, the rule of law, multiculturalism, gender, public and private, democracy, environmentalism, international justice and just war. This book is perfect for students of political theory and political ideology, and indeed anyone approaching political theory for the first time"--Publisher's description. |
| Access |
This work is licensed under the following Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Contents |
Liberty / Ian Carter -- Rights: their basis and limits / Catriona McKinnon -- Social justice: the place of equal opportunity / Andrew Mason -- Political obligation / Rex Martin -- Nationalism and the state / Ciarán O'Kelly -- Crime and punishment / Emilio Santoro -- Welfare and social exclusion / Bill Jordan -- Legitimacy / Alan Cromartie -- Democracy / David Owen -- Rule of law / Richard Bellamy -- Public and private / Judith Squires -- Community: individuals acting together / Keith Graham -- Multiculturalism / Jonathan Seglow -- Gender / Terrell Carver -- Green political theory / Andrew Vincent -- International justice / David Boucher -- Just war / Anthony Coates. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Political science.
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Political science. |
| Indexed Term |
Politics |
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Ideology |
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Theoretical |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bellamy, Richard (Richard Paul), editor.
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Mason, Andrew, 1959- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Political concepts. Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2003 0719059089 (DLC) 2003046348 (OCoLC)51861993 |
| ISBN |
1417582707 (electronic book) |
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9781417582709 (electronic book) |
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9781847790446 (electronic book) |
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1847790445 (electronic book) |
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9780719059087 |
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0719059089 |
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9780719059094 |
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0719059097 |
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1280734000 |
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9781280734007 |
| Standard No. |
341363 |
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