This volume offers an overview of central issues and controversies in political thought and analysis. It includes major discussions of the idea of the modern state, contemporary theories of the state, problems of power and legitimation, new forms of democratic ideal, citizenship and social movements, the direction of public policy and the fate of sovereignty in the modern global system. While analyzing these topics, the author critically assesses the thought of many of those who have contributed decisively to political discussion. Among those whose works are discussed are classic figures such as Hobbes, Locke, Mill and Marx, as well as contemporary writers such as Habermas, Offe and Giddens.
- ISBN10 0745606199
- ISBN13 9780745606194
- Publish Date 5 October 1989 (first published 1 January 1989)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 November 1995
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Polity Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 280
- Language English