| Liberalism and the Limits of Power 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Williams, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349532673 ISBN-13: 9781349532674 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 320.51 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.50 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides the first critical assessment of important recent developments in Anglo-American liberal theorizing about limited government. Following a comparative study of canonical liberal philosophers Hayek and Rawls, the book reveals a new direction for conceptualizing limited government in the twenty-first century, highlighting the central role that democratic politics - rather than philosophical principles - should play in determining the uses and limits of state power in a liberal regime. Williams draws on recent scholarship in the field of democratic theory and cultural studies in arguing for a shift in the ways liberals approach the study of politics. |