The political theory of Judith N. Shklar [Elektronisk resurs] exile from exile / Andreas Hess.

• Introduction: 'The peculiarity of the kind of refugee I was' 1. The Formative Years 2. In the Aftermath of Totalitarianism 3. The Making of a Political Theorist 4. Transatlantic Encounters of a Different Kind 5. Returning to the Theme of Exile.

• Judith Shklar called for a radical shift in political theory, toward a view of the history of ideas through the lens of exile. Hess takes this lens and applies it to Shklar's own life and theoretical work. -- Judith Shklar was a formative political thinker whose oeuvre defies traditional labels, and whose legacy is subtle but substantial. Her work emerged, as one observer has pointed out, between the "end of ideology" discussions of the 1950s and the early 1990s discussion of the "end of history." Shklar contributed significantly to American political thought by arguing for a new, more skeptical and stripped-down version of liberalism that intends to bring political theory and real-life experiences closer together. This book is the first to comprehensively explore how Shklar's ideas emerged, how her political theory developed, and the impact and legacy she left behind. 
• "A compelling intellectual biography of one the most original political thinkers of the post-war generation. Hess draws insightfully on Shklar's understanding of exile and emigration to help articulate her distinctive vision of social and political life." - Bernard Yack, Lerman Neubauer Professor of Democracy and Public Policy, Brandeis University, USA "This superb book is a worthy tribute to a major political theorist by one of the leading European experts on North American social and political thought."-William Outhwaite, Professor of Sociology, Newcastle University, UK. 

Ämnesord

Political science  -- Philosophy. (LCSH)

Politics and Government.  (ukslc)

Political science & theory.  (thema)

Political control & freedoms.  (thema)

Political ideologies.  (thema)

Social & political philosophy.  (thema)

Personnamn

Shklar, Judith N.

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