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Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics Series

25 primary works • 25 total works
A series combining original works in political history and philosophy with critical editions of major texts.
1867: Disraeli, Gladstone and Revolution: The Passing of the second Reform Bill
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3.75 · 4 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1967 · 5 editions
The passage of the Reform Bill of 1867 is one of t…

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    The Social and Political Thought of Karl Marx
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    4.16     · 102 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1968 · 15 editions
    Ever since the discovery of Marx's Early Writings,…

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    Vladimir Akimov on the Dilemmas of Russian Marxism 1895–1903: The Second Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. A Short History of ... in the History and Theory of Politics)
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    2.00     · 1 Ratings · published 1969 · 4 editions
    Vladimir Akimov was the leading spokesman for the …

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    The Limits of State Action
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    3.78     · 161 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 1851 · 96 editions
    The grand, leading principle, towards which every …

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    Lord Salisbury on Politics: A selection from his articles in the Quarterly Review, 1860-1883
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    3.50     · 2 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 5 editions
    Leader of the Conservative party for seventeen yea…

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    Hegel's Theory of the Modern State
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    4.24     · 54 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1973 · 8 editions
    Cambridge Studies in the History & Theory of Polit…

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    Texts Concerning the Revolt of the Netherlands
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    3.00     · 1 Ratings · published 1975 · 5 editions
    During the revolt of the Netherlands, 'rebels' dev…

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    Lectures on the Philosophy of World History
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    4.05     · 85 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 1833 · 93 editions
    An English translation of Hegel's introduction to …

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    The Impact of Hitler: British Politics and British Policy, 1933-1940
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    3.14     · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1975 · 4 editions
    In his book, Mr Cowling describes the relationship…

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    Alienation: Marx's Conception of Man in a Capitalist Society
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    4.24     · 160 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 1971 · 5 editions
    In this book, the most thorough account of Marx's …

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    The Liberal Mind 1914-29
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    3.00     · 1 Ratings · published 1977 · 2 editions
    This study is an exercise in the history of politi…

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    Revolution Principles: The Politics of Party 1689–1720
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    3.88     · 8 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1977 · 5 editions
    The period from 1680 to about 1720 was one of the …

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    Adam Smith's Politics: An Essay in Historiographic Revision
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    4.00     · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1978 · 4 editions
    For most of the two hundred years or so that have …

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    Lloyd George's Secretariat
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    0.00     · published 1980 · 3 editions
    When Lloyd George became Prime Minister during the…

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    Religion and Public Doctrine in Modern England: Volume 1
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    4.62     · 8 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1980 · 5 editions
    In Religion and Public Doctrine in Modern England,…

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    Bentham and Bureaucracy
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    3.00     · 1 Ratings · published 1981 · 4 editions
    Most accounts of Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) deal w…

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    A Critique of Freedom and Equality
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    3.00     · 1 Ratings · published 1981 · 5 editions
    This book is about the grounds of ethical life, or…

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    The Dynamics of Change: The Crisis of the 1750s and English Party Systems
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1982 · 3 editions
    It is often assumed that Sir Lewis Namier and Sir …

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    The Christian Polity of John Calvin
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    2.71     · 7 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1982 · 5 editions
    This book explores the relationship between Calvin…

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    Nationalism, Positivism and Catholicism: The Politics of Charles Maurras and French Catholics 1890–1914
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    3.60     · 5 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1982 · 3 editions
    At the time of the Dreyfus Affair and the start of…

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    Sir John Davies and the Conquest of Ireland: A Study in Legal Imperialism
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    3.50     · 2 Ratings · published 1985 · 6 editions
    This study examines the Law Reports of Sir John Da…

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    Religion and Public Doctrine in Modern England: Volume 2
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    4.00     · 5 Ratings · published 1985 · 6 editions
    In Volume 1 of Religion and Public Doctrine in Mod…

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    Democracy and Religion: Gladstone and the Liberal Party 1867–1875
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    0.00     · published 1986 · 5 editions
    This book relates the political history of mid-nin…

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    A Protestant Vision: William Harrison and the Reformation of Elizabethan England
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · published 1987 · 2 editions
    This book deals with the thought of William Harris…

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    Religion and Public Doctrine in Modern England
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    4.33     · 3 Ratings · published 2001 · 3 editions
    The concluding volume of Maurice Cowling's magiste…

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