Originally published in 1993, this collection of essays, all by pre-eminent exponents of the history of political thought, explores the political ideologies of early modern Britain. Organised on a broadly chronological basis, the topics addressed by individual scholars reflect in general the themes initiated and inspired by the work of the distinguished intellectual historian J. G. A. Pocock, for whom the collection is intended as a tribute. Each of the sixteen contributors have thought long and critically about Pocock's ...
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Originally published in 1993, this collection of essays, all by pre-eminent exponents of the history of political thought, explores the political ideologies of early modern Britain. Organised on a broadly chronological basis, the topics addressed by individual scholars reflect in general the themes initiated and inspired by the work of the distinguished intellectual historian J. G. A. Pocock, for whom the collection is intended as a tribute. Each of the sixteen contributors have thought long and critically about Pocock's seminal contributions to the subject, and in each essay they engage with the debates he has provoked. As a fitting conclusion to the volume, Professor Pocock responds to the essays and provided his personal interpretation of the themes they invoke.
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Good. Name on first page, handful or so pages with minor underlining. Modest usage wear of book; jacket surface with some dulling. Hardbound with dust jacket.
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Ideas in Context, Series No. 24. An ex-library sticker on the upper text-block and a 'withdrawn' sticker on the front end paper. Otherwise pages are clean. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
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Collectible; Fine in Fine jacket. 1993 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 444 pgs. Part of Cambridge's "Ideas in Context" series.