This book sheds new light on the continuing debate within
political thought as to what constitutes power, and what
distinguishes legitimate from illegitimate power. It does so by
considering the experience of Russia, a polity where experiences of
the legitimacy of power and the collapse of power offer a contrast
to Western experiences on which most political theory, formulated
in the West, is based. The book considers power in a range of
contexts philosophy and discourse; the rule of law and its
importance for economic development; the use of culture and
religion as means to legitimate power; and liberalism and the
reasons for its weakness in Russia. The book concludes by arguing
that the Russian experience provides a useful lens through which
ideas of power and legitimacy can be re-evaluated and
re-interpreted, and through which the idea of "the West" as the
ideal model can be questioned.
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