Description
- Allows students to see how competing ideological viewpoints think about the same political issues
- Provides readers with direct access to authors covered in the From Ideologies to Public Philosophies text
- Facilitates discussions by having readings arranged thematically throughout text
- Extracts of works specifically chosen to focus on topics central to issues covered in chapters.
About the Author
Paul Schumaker is Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas, where he has taught courses in political theory and community politics since 1972. Dr Schumaker has authored several books on political theory, including Critical Pluralism, Democratic Performance, and Community Power (1991). His most recent book is the political theory textbook From Ideologies to Public Philosophies (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008).
Reviews
"Edited by Paul Schumaker, who is professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas, and just published by Wiley-Blackwell, this is an outstanding and definitive publication which will become a standard text for students of politics." (Orange Standard, June 2010)
"This [book] one offers at best a taste of political theory's intellectual richness." (Sacramento Book Review, June 2010)
Book Information
ISBN 9781405189965
Author Paul Schumaker
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 739g
Dimensions(mm) 247mm * 192mm * 23mm