Power and Legitimacy : Challenges from Russia /
This book sheds new light on the continuing debate within political thought as to what constitutes power, and what distinguishes legitimate from illegitimate power. It does so by considering the experience of Russia, a polity where experiences of the legitimacy of power and the collapse of power off...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
LONDON :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2013.
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Colección: | Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ;
39. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This book sheds new light on the continuing debate within political thought as to what constitutes power, and what distinguishes legitimate from illegitimate power. It does so by considering the experience of Russia, a polity where experiences of the legitimacy of power and the collapse of power offer a contrast to Western experiences on which most political theory, formulated in the West, is based. The book considers power in a range of contexts - philosophy and discourse; the rule of law and its importance for economic development; the use of culture and religion as means to legitimate po. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 245 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0203108779 9780203108772 9781136267314 113626731X |