{"product_id":"the-terms-of-political-discourse-paperback-softback-9780631189596","title":"The Terms of Political Discourse (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631189596","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Terms of Political Discourse\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Connolly (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631189596, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 October 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 14.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.34 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\"Considered as a general introduction to contemporary political theory, social philosophy and the broader questions in political science, it can hardly be equalled. It is admirably lucid and concise in expression, and scholarly, original and profound in argument.\" \u003ci\u003eJ. N. Gray, Jesus College, Oxford \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePower. Interest. Freedom. Responsibility. Connolly explores and confronts sets of interrelated concepts such as these - concepts whose meanings are persistently subject to debate in the context of political discourse. He illuminates the role played in political life and political enquiry by such conceptual contests. And in staking out his own position in these contests, he seeks both to politicize broad areas of social life and to weave norms of responsibility more thoroughly into politics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface to the Second Edition. \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Essentially Contested Concepts in Politics:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssentially Contested Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Example: 'Politics.'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Descriptive' and 'Normative' Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Ordinary Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Interests in Politics:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Import of Contests Over 'Interests'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterests as Policy Preference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilitarian Interests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterests as Need Fulfillment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReal Interests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppraisals of Real Interests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterest-Regarding Explanations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Power and Responsibility:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms of Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower and Responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Paradigm of 'Having Power Over'.\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":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52472067162392,"sku":"9780631189596","price":31.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631189596.jpg?v=1785715312","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-terms-of-political-discourse-paperback-softback-9780631189596","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}