Routledge Library Editions: Political Science reprints a distinguished selection of important texts published in this field over the last century. This set presents a unique opportunity to gain comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the history, philosophy and theory of political science.
By Hugh Stretton
April 15, 2013
Social science is a social activity as well as a method of discovery. The researchers’ values and politics colour their work and so do their choices of scientific method. This book is about both – the technical effects of values and the political effects of technique. The author reports what social...
By April Carter
April 15, 2013
Anarchism is a significant but relatively neglected of political thought. April Carter examines the anarchist critique of the state, of bureaucracy, of democratic government and contrasts this attitude with more orthodox political theory. She also considers anarchist theories and social and ...
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By Dennis Kavanagh
April 15, 2013
It would be differcult to think of any political party whose internal problems have been so publicly scrutinised as have those of the Labour Party in recent years. The authors of The Politics of the Labour Party were not specifically asked to consider the question-why Labour? There has been no ...
By Michael Prior
April 15, 2013
The failure of the left in Britain to achieve its objectives in the past, and the rapidly changing nature of popular involvement in politics in recent years, both suggest the need for a reappraisal of socialist strategy in the 1980s. The Popular and the Political explores the need to redefine ...
By Various
October 05, 2009
Mini-set A: American Politics reprints the following 3 volumes, originally published in 1967, 1968 and 1971 respectively. The Politics of John F Kennedy, Anglo-American Democracy and Labour in American Politics. Together they provide a thorough analysis of the two political systems....
By Various
October 05, 2009
Mini-set B: Democracy reprints 11 volumes, by authors such as April Carter, Paul Q. Hirst, Gunnar Heckscher, Peter Pulzer and Douglas Wass. The volumes discuss the democratic process in politics, as well as direct action and social principles within the democratic state....
By Various
October 05, 2009
Mini-set C: History of Western Political Thought consists of 23 volumes, including some classic texts: J W Allen's A History of Political Thought in the 16th Century, Ernest Barker's Greek Political Theory, Andrew Maclaren Carstairs' A Short History of Electoral Systems in Western Europe,...
By Various
October 05, 2009
Mini-set D: Political Sociology discusses key themes such as race and politics, culture and politics, popular political movements and politics in relation to the social sciences in general....
By Various
October 05, 2009
Mini-set E: Radical Politics/The Socialist Tradition re-issues works by H B Acton, George Brenkert, Tom Campbell, Antony Cutler, Barry Hindess, Paul Hirst, Athar Hussain, Amlan Datta, J Jupp, Dennis Kavanagh, Norman MacKenzie, Patricia Pugh and Paul Thomas among others which discuss the history of ...