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The Rhetoric of Leviathan Thomas Hobbes and the Politics of Cultural Transformation / David Johnston.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnston, David, 1951-
- Series:
- Studies in moral, political, and legal philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679--Pensee politique et sociale.
- Political science.
- Idees politiques.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 234 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st Princeton pbk.
- Place of Publication:
- Guildford : Princeton University Press, 1989, c1986.
- Summary:
- The description for this book, The Rhetoric of Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes and the Politics of Cultural Transformation, will be forthcoming.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- A Note on References
- Introduction
- 1. Historiography and Rhetoric
- 2. The Elements of Law
- 3. Rhetoric Rediscovered
- 4 The Portrait of Man
- 5. Theory and Transformation
- 6. The Disenchanted World
- 7. Scriptures and Sovereigns
- 8. Sovereignty at the Crossroads
- Epilogue
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references [pages 219-227] and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780691077178
- 0691077177
- 9780691219325
- 069121932X
- OCLC:
- 1273307754
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