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Political innovation and conceptual change

An attempt to defend the claim that politics is a linguistically constituted activity and to show that the concepts which inform political beliefs and behaviour have historically mutable meanings which have undergone changes related to real political events
Print Book, English, 1989
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1989
Dictionary
x, 366 pages ; 23 cm
9780521359788, 9780521351904, 0521359783, 0521351901
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Preface; Editors' introduction; 1. Language and poltical change Quentin Skinner; 2. Understanding conceptual change politically James Farr; 3. Constitution Graham Maddox; 4. Democracy Russell L. Hanson; 5. The state Quentin Skinner; 6. Representation Hanna Fenichel Pitkin; 7. Party Terence Ball; 8. Patriotism Mary G. Dietz; 9. Public interest J. A. W. Gunn; 10. Citizenship Michael Walzer; 11. Corruption J. Peter Euben; 12. Public opinion J. A. W. Gunn; 13. Ideology Mark Goldie; 14. Rights Richard Dagger; 15. Property Alan Ryan; 16. Revolution John Dunn; Index.