The history of political thought : a very short introduction / Richard Whatmore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whatmore, Richard, author.

Series:

Very short introductions.

Very short introductions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Philosophy--History.

Political science.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Summary:

A History of Political Thought: A Very Short Introduction’ explores the core concerns and questions in the history of political thought, considering the field as a branch of political philosophy and political science. The approaches of core theorists, such as Reinhart Koselleck, Leo Strauss, Michel Foucault, and the so-called Cambridge School of Quentin Skinner and John Pocock are important to this topic. There is ongoing relevance for current politics which can be seen by assessing the current relationship between political history, theory, and action. There are some areas of political thinking that tend to draw on history because of the comparisons and contrasts that the past can offer to contemporary dilemmas.

Contents:

1. History and politics

2. Definitions and justifications

3. The history of political thought and Marxism

4. Political philosophers and the history of political thought

5. The ‘Cambridge School’

6. Koselleck and conceptual history

7. Michel Foucault and governmentality

8. Globality, morality, and the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-259534-2

0-19-259535-0

0-19-188814-1