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The concept of representation

This book arises out of Hannah Pitkin's doctoral dissertation and is considered by political scientists to be the gold standard in terms of a philosophical treatment of the subject. Pitkin covers the historical evolution of thinking about representation from the Greeks through the founding of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pitkin, Hanna Fenichel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, University of California Press, 1972 [©1967]
Colección:Campus (Berkeley, Calif.) ; 75.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book arises out of Hannah Pitkin's doctoral dissertation and is considered by political scientists to be the gold standard in terms of a philosophical treatment of the subject. Pitkin covers the historical evolution of thinking about representation from the Greeks through the founding of the American republic highlighting diverse thinkers and politicians like Edmund Burke, Jeremy Bentham, and James Madison as well as more contemporary scholars like Robert Dahl and Charles Lindblom.
Notas:First Paperback Edition.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 323 pages.).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-311).
ISBN:9780520340503
0520340507