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Record Nr.

UNISA996210562603316

Autore

Bellamy Richard

Titolo

Political concepts / / edited by Richard Bellamy and Andrew Mason

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, UK ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2003

ISBN

1-280-73400-0

9786610734009

1-84779-044-5

1-4175-8270-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 245 pages) : digital file(s)

Altri autori (Persone)

BellamyRichard (Richard Paul)

MasonAndrew <1959->

Disciplina

320/.01

Soggetti

Political science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-238) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Richard Bellamy and Andrew Mason -- 1. Liberty / Ian Carter -- 2. Rights: their basis and limits / Catriona McKinnon -- 3. Social justice: the place of equal opportunity / Andrew Mason -- 4. Political obligation / Rex Martin -- 5. Nationalism and the state / Ciarán O'Kelly -- 6. Crime and punishment / Emilio Santoro -- 7. Welfare and social exclusion / Bill Jordan -- 8. Legitimacy / Alan Cromartie -- 9. Democracy / David Owen -- 10. The rule of law / Richard Bellamy -- 11. Public and private / Judith Squires -- 12. Community: individuals acting together / Keith Graham -- 13. Multiculturalism / Jonathan Seglow -- 14. Gender / Terrell Carver -- 15. Green political theory / Andrew Vincent -- 16. International justice / David Boucher -- 17. Just war / Anthony Coates -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This text offers a sophisticated analysis of central political concepts in the light of debates in political theory. It introduces students to some of the main interpretations, pointing out their strengths and weaknesses, including a range of the main concepts employed in contemporary debates.