Pluralism and the Personality of the State

Klappentext Pluralism and the Personality of the State tells the history of English political thought from 1900 1933. Zusammenfassung Pluralism and the Personality of the State tells the history of English political thought from 1900–1933 and concentrates on the work of the political pluralists. It explores the background of their work in the ideas of the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes and the German jurist Otto von Gierke. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I. The Personality of Associations: 1. Introduction; 2. Hobbes and the person of the commonwealth; 3. Gierke and the Genossenschaft; 4. Trusts and sovereigns; Part II. Political Pluralism: 5. Maitland and the real personality of associations; 6. Figgis and the communitas communitatum; 7. Barker and the discredited state; 8. Cole and guild socialism; 9. Laski and political pluralism; 10. The return of the state; Part III. The Personality of the State: 11. The mask of personality; 12. The mask of the group; 13. The mask of the state; 14. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Runciman David, David Runciman, David (University of Cambridge) Runciman
• Assisted by: Quentin Skinner (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.06.1997
• EAN: 9780521551915
• ISBN: 978-0-521-55191-5
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Ideas in Context
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education