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 Theory / Michael Freeden Ideology, Political Theory and Political Philosophy / Terence Ball History and the Interpreation of Texts / Thomas L Pangle Straussian Approaches to the Study of Politics / Jane Benett Postmodern Approaches to Political Theory / H Donald Forbes Positive Political Theory / Part Two: Political Theories / Andrew Levine A Future for Marxism? / Jeremy Waldron Liberalism, Political and Comprehensive / Gerald F Gaus The Diversity of Comprehensive Liberalisms / Eric Mack and Gerald F Gaus Classical Liberalism and Libertarianism / John Kekes Ten Conservative Theories / John S Dryzek Democratic Political Theory / James Bohman Discourse Theory / Richard Dagger Communitarianism and Republicanism / John Barry and Andrew Dobson Green Political Theory: A Report / Part Three: The Modern State / Christopher W Morris The Modern State / J Donald Moon The Political Theory of the Welfare State / Julian Lamont Distributive Justice / Fred D'Agostino Pluralism and Liberalism / Chandran Kukathas Nationalism and Multicuturalism / David West New Social Movements / Veronique Mottier Feminism and Gender Theory / Christopher Brown Political Theory and International Relations / Part Four: The History Of Political Theory / David Keyt and Fred D Miller Jnr Ancient Greek Political Theory / Helen Dunstan Pre-modern Chinese Political Thought / John Kilcullen Medieval Political Theory / Frederick Whalen The Political Theory of the Renaissance and Enlightenment / Michaelle Bowers Modern Islamic Political Thought / Raymond Plant European Political Theory in the Nineteenth Century / Richard Bellamy, Peter Lassman and Jeremy Jennings Political Thought in Continental Europe During the Twentieth Century / David Weinsten English Political Theory in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries