Political Thought and History: Essays on Theory and Method - Hardcover

Pocock, J. G .A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521886570 ISBN 13: 9780521886574

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

John Pocock is arguably the most original and imaginative historian of ideas of modern times. Over the past half century he has created an audience for his work which is truly global, and he has marked the way in which the history of political thought is studied as deeply and personally as any historian of the period. The essays in this major new collection are selected from a lifetime of thinking about political thought, and how we should study it in history. What in fact does it mean to write the history of a political society, and what kind of political thought is this? Professor Pocock emphasises both the theory and practice of political thought considered as action in history, and the political theory of historiography considered as a form of political thought. Together these essays constitute a collection that any serious student of politics and intellectual history needs to possess.

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Review

'Although his writing demands a great deal of concentration ... nowhere is it other than fresh, cogent and provocative. ... is usefully illustrative, and offers insights that all who aspire to the study of intellectual history (in its broadest sense) can heed.' English Historical Review

Book Description

John Pocock is arguably the most influential historian of ideas of modern times. These essays are selected from a lifetime of thinking about political thought, and how we should study it in history. Together they constitute a collection that any serious student of politics and intellectual history needs to possess.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521886570
• ISBN 13: 9780521886574
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 298