{"product_id":"left-and-right-the-significance-of-a-political-distinction-paperback-softback-9780745615615","title":"Left and Right; The Significance of a Political Distinction (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745615615","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLeft and Right\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Significance of a Political Distinction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNorberto Bobbio (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745615615, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 November 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e19 x 13.6 x 1.1 cm, 0.17 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Are contemporary political issues best understood in left-right terms? With his customary lucidity and wisdom, Professor Bobbio, Italy's most distinguished political thinker explains the persistence and defends the relevance of the distinction in the face of \"the great problem of inequality between people and between the peoples of this world\" in a short work that is far-reaching, simple and deep.' \u003ci\u003eSteven Lukes, European University Institute\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Now, in Norberto Bobbio's newly translated book, we have the most ingenious and forceful defence of the traditional categories of left and right for many years, and one that will set the standard of argument on the subject for the foreseeable future ... The history of his book illustrates some of the paradoxes of recent political discourse ... simple, lucid ... scrupulous and rigorous analysis.' \u003ci\u003eJohn Gray, The Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFollowing the collapse of communism and the decline of Marxism, some commentators have claimed that we have reached the 'end of history' and that the distinction between Left and Right can be forgotten. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this book - which was a tremendous success in Italy - Norberto Bobbio challenges these views, arguing that the fundamental political distinction between Left and Right, which has shaped the two centuries since the French Revolution, has continuing relevance today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bobbio explores the grounds of this elusive distinction and argues that Left and Right are ultimately divided by different attitudes to equality. He carefully defines the nature of equality and inequality in relative rather than absolute terms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Left and Right is a timely and persuasively argued account of the basic parameters of political action and debate in the modern world - parameters which have remained constant despite the pace of social change. The book will be widely read and, as in Italy, it will have an impact far beyond the academic domain.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTranslator's Introduction. \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Italian Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Challenge to the Distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtremists and Moderates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Left\/Right Distinction Survives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Search of the Criterion which Governs the Distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Criteria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquality and Inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreedom and Authoritarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Polar Star.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Reply to Critics (1995).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460654821656,"sku":"9780745615615","price":14.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745615615.jpg?v=1785456944","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/left-and-right-the-significance-of-a-political-distinction-paperback-softback-9780745615615","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}