Documents of Modern Political Thought

Originally published in 1957, this book collects together large sections of important tracts from a variety of political documents.

T. E. Utley (Edited by), J. Stuart Maclure (Edited by)

9781107621794, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 August 2013

288 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm, 0.37 kg

Originally published in 1957, this book collects together large sections of important tracts from a variety of political documents, particularly those concerned with democracy, communism, Protestantism or Catholicism. The extracts come from a wide range of authors including Bertrand Russell, Karl Marx, John Locke and Pope Pius XII. This book will be of value to anyone seeking an overview of the key political divisions in the late 20th century or who is interested in political theory generally.

Preface
Acknowledgements
General introduction
Part I. Representative Democracy: Introduction
1. Foundations
2. Majority rule
3. Liberty
4. Liberty and economic justice
5. Decentralisation
6. International relations
7. Representative democracy on paper
Part II. Communism: Introduction
8. General
9. Dialectical materialism
10. Economic analysis
11. The state
12. Political action
13. Marxism and colonial and dependent territories
14. Peaceful co-existence
Part III. Papal Political Theory: Introduction
Part IV. Romantic Authoritarianism
Part V. Protestant Political Thought: Introduction
Books for further reading
Index.

Subject Areas: Social & political philosophy [HPS]