Political theory and partisan politics /
Political theorists typically define political action in terms of rational potential rather than conflict, and for this reason neglect the partisan nature of political experience. This volume redresses this neglect, focusing on the interrelated questions of whether the task of political theory is to...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Portis, Edward Bryan. Gundersen, Adolf G., 1958- Shively, Ruth Lessl. |
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Language notes: | English. |
| Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2000. |
| Series: | SUNY series in political theory. Contemporary issues.
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at Project MUSE |
| Summary: | Political theorists typically define political action in terms of rational potential rather than conflict, and for this reason neglect the partisan nature of political experience. This volume redresses this neglect, focusing on the interrelated questions of whether the task of political theory is to find some means of containing partisan politics and whether political theory is itself separate from partisan politics. Political theorists typically define political action in terms of rational potential rather than conflict, and for this reason neglect the partisan nature of political experience. This volume redresses this neglect, focusing on the interrelated questions of whether the task of political theory is to find some means of containing partisan politics and whether political theory is itself separate from partisan politics. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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| Item Description: | Print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 226 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585419515 9780585419510 9780791445914 0791445917 9780791492574 0791492575 |
| Author Notes: | Mary G. Dietz, (Ph.D., California-Berkeley, 1982), Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota Adolf G. Gundersen, (Ph.D., Wisconsin, 1991), formerly Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas AandM University. Currently an unaffiliated scholar John G. Gunnell, (Ph.D., California-Berkeley, 1964), Distinguished Professor of Political Science, State University of New York at Albany Donald S. Lutz, (Ph.D., Indiana, 1969), Professor of Political Science, University of Houston Edward Bryan Portis, (Ph.D., Vanderbilt, 1973), Professor of Political Science, Texas AandM University Arlene Saxonhouse, (Ph.D., Yale, 1972), Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan Ruth Lessl Shively, (Ph.D., Wisconsin, 1993), formerly Assistant Professor of Political Science, Texas AandM University. Currently an unaffiliated scholar Thomas A. Spragens, Jr., (Ph.D., Duke, 1968), Professor of Political Science, Duke University |