The American science of politics : its origins and conditions / by Bernard Crick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crick, Bernard, 1929-2008.

Series:

Political sociology ; 1.

The international library of sociology. Political sociology ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 1998, c1959.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Originally published between 1943 and 1969, the volumes in the International Library of Sociology Political Sociology set were written against a backdrop of rapid and radical political change. Covering topics as wide-ranging as European federalism, democracy and dictatorship and voting, these titles are as relevant today as when they were first published.

Contents:

Preliminaries; Preface; CONTENTS; Introduction; I. The Science of Politics in the Early Republic; II. Citizenship and National Expansion; III. American Liberalism Refurbished by Progress; IV. Ambition and Ambiguity in the Founding of Social Science; V. The Cult of Realism in the Progressive Era; VI. The Growth of Political Science; VII. The Science of the Group Process of Politics: A. F.; VIII. Charles Merriam and the New Aspects of Politics; IX. The Democratic Gospel of Research; X. The Conceptual Behaviour of Harold Lasswell; XI. Science and Politics

XII. American Political Science and American Political Index

Notes:

Originally published: London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1959.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-134-68575-0

1-134-68576-9

1-280-60355-0

9786610603558

0-203-00141-9

9780203001417

OCLC:

50732749