{"product_id":"politics-iain-mackenzie-9780826487940","title":"Politics: Key Concepts in Philosophy","description":"The extent and nature of rights; the sources of state power; the promises and pitfalls of democracy; how to achieve a just distribution of social goods; the claims of culture and gender on our identity: these are just some of the issues to have been addressed by political philosophers throughout history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitics: Key Concepts in Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e offers a thorough and stimulating account of political philosophy. The text is structured thematically in order to convey the vibrancy of debates within the discipline. Through these debates the text addresses the ideas of major thinkers -including Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, Foucault, Rawls, Kymlicka, Okin and Butler - and it begins and ends with discussions about the nature of political philosophy itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an invaluable aid to study, one that goes beyond simple definitions and summaries; readers new to this discipline will encounter a lively text full of clear signposts for the journey into political philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iain MacKenzie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826487947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826487940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.80d","brand":"Iain MacKenzie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47202681487615,"sku":"9780826487940","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7882a5f8-5cf3-4434-956c-a71122ea5622.jpg?v=1756833092","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/politics-iain-mackenzie-9780826487940","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}