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Compromise : a political and philosophical history /
"This book offers a conceptual history of compromise that demonstrates the connection between different understandings of compromise and corresponding differences in understandings of political representation"--
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This book offers a conceptual history of compromise that demonstrates the connection between different understandings of compromise and corresponding differences in understandings of political representation"-- "This book offers for the first time a conceptual history of compromise. Alin Fumurescu combines contextual historical analysis of daily parlance and a survey of the usage of the word from the end of the sixteenth century to the beginning of the eighteenth century in both French and English with an analysis of canonical texts in the history of political thought. This book fills a significant gap in the literature about compromise and demonstrates the connection between different understandings of compromise and corresponding differences in understandings of political representation. In addition, Fumurescu addresses two controversial contemporary debates about when compromise is beneficial and when it should be avoided at all costs. A better understanding of the genealogy of compromise offers new venues for rethinking basic assumptions regarding political representation and the relationship between individuals and politics"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (308 pages |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139612845 1139612840 9781139625869 1139625861 9781139333689 1139333682 9781139616560 1139616560 9781283986717 128398671X 1139610988 9781139610988 1107237297 9781107237292 1139609203 9781139609203 1139622145 9781139622141 |