Political Theory in Search of the Political

How do we define certain movements as legitimate while we dismiss others, and what distinguishes a political action from a possible terrorist threat? This title argues that the political is defined by the very struggle to name it, that our contest over the definition of political action ensures our ability to express it.

Product details

• Authors: S. N. Eisenstadt, S.N. Eisenstadt
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2008
• EAN: 9780853230793
• ISBN: 978-0-85323-079-3
• Series: Liverpool University Press - S
• Subject: Non-fiction book