Democracy and Dictatorship: The Nature and Limits of State Power - Couverture souple

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9780816618132: Democracy and Dictatorship: The Nature and Limits of State Power
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0816618135 ISBN 13 : 9780816618132
Editeur : University of Minnesota Press, 1989

Synopsis

Book by Bobbio Norberto

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In this important volume Norberto Bobbio examines some of the central themes of political theory and presents a systematic exposition of his views. With great astuteness and profound scholarship, Bobbio unfolds the elements for a general theory of politics.

Bobbio′s wide–ranging argument is focused on four themes: the distinction between the public and the private; the concept of civil society; differing conceptions of the state and differing ways of understanding the legitimacy of state power; and the relation between democracy and dictatorship. Bobbio′s discussion draws on a wealth of theoretical and historical material, from Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes and Locke to Marx, Weber, Habermas and Foucault. By analysing the development of different languages of politics in relation to changing social and historical contexts, Bobbio deepens our understanding of the concepts we use to describe and evaluate modern political systems.

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Éditeur
University of Minnesota Press
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0816618135
ISBN 13 
9780816618132
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
206
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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