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Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life
Sets Forth The Findings Of Game Theory As A Series Of Basic Strategic Principles, Illustrated With Stories Of Human Interaction--in Sports, Politics, Business, And Personal Life. Ten Tales Of Strategy... -- Anticipating Your Rival's Response -- Seeing Through Your Rival's Strategy -- Epilogue To Part I -- Resolving The Prisoners' Dilemma -- Strategic Moves -- Credible Commitments -- Upredictability -- Epilogue To Part Ii -- Brinkmanship -- Cooperation And Coordination -- The Strategy Of Voting -- Bargaining -- Incentives -- Case Studies. Avinash K. Dixit And Barry J. Nalebuff. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [377]-384) And Index.
The Politics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
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Contemporary Political Philosophy
This new edition of Will Kymlicka's best selling critical introduction to contemporary political theory has been fully revised to include many of the most significant developments in Anglo-American po...litical philosophy in the last 11 years, particularly the new debates over issues of democratic citizenship and cultural pluralism. The book now includes two new chapters on citizenship theory and multiculturalism, in addition to updated chapters on utilitarianism, liberal egalitarianism, libertarianism, socialism, communitarianism, and feminism. The many thinkers discussed include G. A. Cohen, Ronald Dworkin, William Galston, Carol Gilligan, R. M. Hare, Chandran Kukathas, Catherine Mackinnon, David Miller, Philippe Van Parijs, Susan Okin, Robert Nozick, John Rawls, John Roemer, Michael Sandel, Charles Taylor, Michael Walzer, and Iris Young. Extended guides to further reading have been added at the end of each chapter, listing the most important books and articles on each school of thought, as well as relevant journals and websites. Covering some of the most advanced contemporary thinking, Will Kymlicka writes in an engaging, accessible, and non-technical way to ensure the book is suitable for students approaching these difficult concepts for the first time. This second edition promises to build on the original edition's success as a key text in the teaching of modern political theory.
Politics: A Very Short Introduction
In This Essay, Kenneth Minogue Discusses The Development Of Politics From The Ancient World To The Twentieth Century. He Prompts Us To Consider Why Political Systems Evolve, How Politics Offers Both P...ower And Order In Our Society, Whether Democracy Is Always A Good Thing, And What Future Politics May Have In The Twenty-first Century.--jacket. Why Despots Don't Belong In Politics. -- The Classical Greeks: How To Be A Citizen. -- The Romans: The Real Meaning Of Patriotism. -- Christianity And The Rise Of The Individual. -- Constructing The Modern State. -- How To Analyse A Modern Society. -- Relations Between States: How To Balance Power. -- The Experience Of Politics I: How To Be An Activist. -- The Experience Of Politics Ii: Parties And Doctrines. -- The Experience Of Politics Iii: Justice, Freedom, And Democracy. -- Studying Politics Scientifically. -- Ideology Challenges Politics. -- Can Politics Survive The Twenty-first Century? Kenneth Minogue. Originally Published: 1995. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 112-113) And Index.
Politics
politics Is A New Kind Of Politics Textbook. Stimulating, Succinct And Accessible, It Offers A Truly Comprehensive Introduction To The Study Of Politics, Written From An International Perspective. Thi...s Second Edition Takes Full Account Of New Developments Such As Debates About Globalization, The Impact Of The Mass Media, And The Shift From Government To Governance. It Also Includes New Boxed Material On Major Thinkers And Key Concepts.
On Politics: A History of Political Thought From Herodotus to the Present
Three decades in the making, one of the most ambitious and comprehensive histories of political philosophy in nearly a century. Both a history and an examination of human thought and behavior spanning... three thousand years, On Politics thrillingly traces the origins of political philosophy from the ancient Greeks to Machiavelli in Book I and from Hobbes to the present age in Book II. Whether examining Lord Acton’s dictum that “absolute power corrupts absolutely” or explicating John Stuart Mill’s contention that it is “better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied,” Alan Ryan evokes the lives and minds of our greatest thinkers in a way that makes reading about them a transcendent experience. Whether writing about Plato or Augustine, de Toqueville or Thomas Jefferson, Ryan brings a wisdom to his text that illuminates John Dewey’s belief that the role of philosophy is less to see truth than to enhance experience. With this unparalleled tour de force, Ryan emerges in his own right as one of the most influential political philosophers of our time.
Global Politics
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In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics
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Political Theory: An Introduction
heywood (government And Politics, Croydon College) Offers An Accessible Introduction To Political Theory And The Key Concepts Of Political Analysis. In Each Chapter, He Discusses A Cluster Of Interrel...ated Terms, Examining How They Have Been Used By Different Thinkers And Schools Of Thought. The Book Is Designed To Build Understanding Of Both Classical Theories And Also Of Contemporary Debates And Controversies. This Third Edition Adds Extended Coverage Of Issues Such As Identity And Difference, Multiculturalism, Globalization, And Utopianism. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or booknews new Edition Of A Text That Introduces Political Theory And The Key Concepts In Political Analysis, Referring To Both Classical Theories And Contemporary Issues And Arguments. In Each Chapter, Heywood (course Director For Politics, And Director Of Studies At Orpington College) Presents A Cluster Of Interrelated Terms, Examines How They Have Been Used By Different Thinkers And In The Various Traditions, And Explores Related Debates And Controversies. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)
The Great Political Theories, Volume 1
The philosophy of politics As an introduction to political theory and science, this collection of writings by the great philosophers will be of close interest to general readers. It also forms a basic... textbook for students of government and political theory. Such fundamental concepts as Democracy, the Rule of Law, Justice, Natural Rights, Sovereignty, Citizenship, Power, the State, Revolution, Liberty, Reason, Materialism, Toleration, and the Place of Religion in Society are traced from their origins, through their development and changing patterns, to show how they guide political thinking and institutions today. And new in this edition, examinations of selected works by Sophocles, Francois Hotman, and Francisco Suarez. Also new are a detailed table of contents and an up-dated, comprehensive bibliography—each clear and concise for easy reference. The second volume of Professor Curtis' work, also available in a Discus edition, includes the writings of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth century thinkers—from Burke, Rousseau, and Kant to modern times.
