Table of Contents

PART ONE: APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF POLITICAL THEORY
Ideology, Political Theory and Political Philosophy - Michael Freeden
History and the Interpretation of Texts - Terence Ball
Straussian Approaches to the Study of Politics - Thomas L Pangle
Postmodern Approaches to Political Theory - Jane Benett
Positive Political Theory - H Donald Forbes
PART TWO: POLITICAL THEORIES
A Future for Marxism? - Andrew Levine
Liberalism, Political and Comprehensive - Jeremy Waldron
The Diversity of Comprehensive Liberalisms - Gerald F Gaus
Classical Liberalism and Libertarianism - Eric Mack and Gerald F Gaus
The Liberty Tradition
Conservative Theories - John Kekes
Democratic Political Theory - John S Dryzek
Discourse Theory - James Bohman
Communitarianism and Republicanism - Richard Dagger
Green Political Theory - John Barry and Andrew Dobson
A Report
PART THREE: THE MODERN STATE
The Modern State - Christopher W Morris
The Political Theory of the Welfare State - J Donald Moon
Distributive Justice - Julian Lamont
Pluralism and Liberalism - Fred D′Agostino
Nationalism and Multiculturalism - Chandran Kukathas
New Social Movements - David West
Feminism and Gender Theory - V[ac]eronique Mottier
The Return of the State
Political Theory and International Relations - Chris Brown
PART FOUR: THE HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
Ancient Greek Political Thought - David Keyt and Fred D Miller Jnr
Pre-modern Chinese Political Thought - Helen Dunstan
Medieval Political Theory - John Kilcullen
Political Theory of the Renaissance and Enlightenment - Frederick G Whelan
Modern Islamic Political Thought - Michaelle Browers
European Political Thought in the Nineteenth Century - Raymond Plant
Political Thought in Continental Europe During the Twentieth Century - Richard Bellamy, Jeremy Jennings and Peter Lassman
English Political Theory in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries - David Weinstein

Reviews

"This volume combines remarkable coverage and distinguished contributors. The inclusion of thematic, conceptual, and historical chapters will make it a valuable resource for scholars as well as students" Professor George Klosko, Department of Politics, University of Virginia"