Bruce Haddock's lucid and original textbook combines historical and
theoretical analysis, setting political thought in the context of
the emerging institutional, cultural and economic framework of the
modern world. From the colossal impact of the French and American
revolutions, through reaction and constitutional consolidation, the
book traces the contrasting criteria invoked to justify particular
forms of political order from 1789 to the present day. Its chapters
are organized around key themes such as liberty, welfare, the
nation-state and totalitarianism, focusing on the response of
theorists to fundamental ideological and political controversies.
Major thinkers covered include Kant, Burke, Hegel, Tocqueville,
Marx, Mill, Mazzini, Lenin, Schmitt, Hayek, Oakeshott and
Rawls.
The book also confronts challenging questions about the status
of moral and political principles. Cultural and moral controversy
is characteristic of our everyday experience. In recent decades,
however, the foundations of political and ethical theory have been
widely questioned. Haddock highlights the emergence of a dilemma
that faces all citizens: how we make judgements of value from
embedded positions in social and cultural communities.
A History of Political Thought: 1789 to the Present will be of
interest to students and scholars of politics, history and
philosophy.
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