This timeless classic by Harold J. Laski explains the nature of the
modern state by examining its characteristics, as revealed by its
history. The State in Theory and Practice is a work that grows in
significance, rather than dwindles over time. This is because, as
Sidney A. Pearson, Jr. points out, Laski helped develop and expound
the foundational arguments of the political left.After the collapse
of the Soviet Union, even on the hard left, few people thought of
Marxism, at least in its classical formulation by Laski in the
1930s, as a political alternative. Much of the interest in Laski
seeks to separate the early Laski of pluralist parliamentary
arguments from the later Laski of Marxism. Laski's appeal rests on
subtle aspects of his science of politics that require a detailed
examination before their full significance can be understood. The
state is a work that operates at several layers of assumptions and
implications.The significance of Laski starts with the observation
that among many intellectuals on the left, the political critique
of liberal democracy remains as influential after the collapse of
the Soviet Union as it was when Laski wrote. The leftist critique
of classical liberalism is one of the touchstones of modern
political thought and Laski remains part of that tradition. Laski
is one of the links between what might be called the "old left" of
the pre-World War II era and the "new left" of the 1960's and
later.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
September 2017 |
| First published: |
2009 |
| Authors: |
Harold Laski
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
350 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-53879-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-138-53879-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781138538795 |
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