Handbook of Political Theory

"This volume combines remarkable coverage and distinguished contributors. The inclusion of thematic, conceptual, and historical chapters will make it a valuable resource for scholars as well as students" Professor George Klosko, Department of Politics, University of Virginia"

• PART ONE: APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF POLITICAL THEORYIdeology, Political Theory and Political Philosophy - Michael FreedenHistory and the Interpretation of Texts - Terence BallStraussian Approaches to the Study of Politics - Thomas L PanglePostmodern Approaches to Political Theory - Jane BenettPositive Political Theory - H Donald ForbesPART TWO: POLITICAL THEORIESA Future for Marxism? - Andrew LevineLiberalism, Political and Comprehensive - Jeremy WaldronThe Diversity of Comprehensive Liberalisms - Gerald F GausClassical Liberalism and Libertarianism - Eric Mack and Gerald F GausThe Liberty TraditionConservative Theories - John KekesDemocratic Political Theory - John S DryzekDiscourse Theory - James BohmanCommunitarianism and Republicanism - Richard DaggerGreen Political Theory - John Barry and Andrew DobsonA ReportPART THREE: THE MODERN STATEThe Modern State - Christopher W MorrisThe Political Theory of the Welfare State - J Donald MoonDistributive Justice - Julian LamontPluralism and Liberalism - Fred D′AgostinoNationalism and Multiculturalism - Chandran KukathasNew Social Movements - David WestFeminism and Gender Theory - V[ac]eronique MottierThe Return of the StatePolitical Theory and International Relations - Chris BrownPART FOUR: THE HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHTAncient Greek Political Thought - David Keyt and Fred D Miller JnrPre-modern Chinese Political Thought - Helen DunstanMedieval Political Theory - John KilcullenPolitical Theory of the Renaissance and Enlightenment - Frederick G WhelanModern Islamic Political Thought - Michaelle BrowersEuropean Political Thought in the Nineteenth Century - Raymond PlantPolitical Thought in Continental Europe During the Twentieth Century - Richard Bellamy, Jeremy Jennings and Peter LassmanEnglish Political Theory in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries - David Weinstein