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Dedication
To
Raphs and Issy
Political Theory
A Beginner’s Guide
Pete Woodcock
polity
Copyright © Pete Woodcock 2020
The right of Pete Woodcock to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
First published in 2020 by Polity Press
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Cambridge CB2 1UR, UK
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All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher.
ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-3136-3
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Woodcock, Pete (Peter Stewart), author.
Title: Political theory : a beginner’s guide / Pete Woodcock.
Description: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “In this highly accessible new introductory textbook, Pete Woodcock examines the fundamental questions of political theory. He takes students step-by-step through the most important answers given by history’s most famous thinkers to the most essential questions in politics, on topics ranging from liberty and justice to gender and revolution”-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019024002 (print) | LCCN 2019024003 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509531332 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509531349 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509531363 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Political science--Philosophy.
Classification: LCC JA71 .W68 2020 (print) | LCC JA71 (ebook) | DDC 320.01--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019024002 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019024003
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