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CLARIFY AND EXPAND YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF POLITICAL DEBATE WITH SAGE REFERENCE’S ALL-ENCOMPASSING, NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POLITICAL THEORY

Los Angeles, (April 13, 2010) —Why do we live together in the ways we do? How should we choose to live together? Political theory deliberately reflects on the nature of public affairs and collective decision-making. It is both a science and an art—a science that aims at systematic knowledge, and an art that seeks to inspire practical activity to remake the world around us.

SAGE Reference’s authoritative, new, three-volume Encyclopedia of Political Theory examines the ideas of political theorists from before Plato to present day, providing a new level of clarity and understanding about political debate. Written by a team of international scholars, highly accessible A-to-Z entries cover the field’s key concepts, issues, theories, institutions, practices, and biographies, discussing ancient, early modern, medieval, religious, constitutional and democratic thought. A helpful Reader’s Guide organizes the wealth of content into main categories, such as:

  • Applied Ethics
  • Critical Theory
  • International Theory
  • Justice
  • Liberal Theory
  • Modern Theory
  • Power and Authority
  • Self and Community

A chronology of ideas about the field, as well as distinctive norms and features of various governments, legal systems, and societies, is also presented, showing how theorists, schools, and issues fit into the overall historical picture.

All public and academic libraries will want to purchase SAGE’s Encyclopedia of Political Theory so students, teachers, and scholars interested in the roots of contemporary political theory have the most comprehensive reference source available. It is published in both print and electronic formats.

Editor Mark Bevir is a professor in the department of political science at the University of California, Berkeley.

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