Visions of Politics v2 Contributor(s): Skinner, Quentin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521589258 ISBN-13: 9780521589253 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2002 Annotation: The second of three volumes of essays by Quentin Skinner, one of the world??'s leading intellectual historians. This collection includes some of his most important essays on the political thought of the Italian renaissance, each of which has been carefully revised for publication in this form. All of Professor Skinner??'s work is characterised by philosophical power, limpid clarity, and elegance of exposition; these essays, many of which are now recognised classics, provide a fascinating and convenient digest of the development of his thought. Professer Skinner has been awarded the Balzan Prize Life Time Achievement Award for Political Thought, History and Theory. Full details of this award can be found at http: //www.balzan.it/News_eng.aspx?ID=2474 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Essays - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Philosophy | Political |
Dewey: 320.01 |
LCCN: 2002073752 |
Lexile Measure: 1670 |
Series: Visions of Politics (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 1.19" H x 5.96" W x 9.14" (1.73 lbs) 478 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The second of three volumes of essays by Quentin Skinner, one of the world's leading intellectual historians. This collection includes some of his most important essays on the political thought of the Italian renaissance, each of which has been carefully revised for publication in this form. All of Professor Skinner's work is characterised by philosophical power, limpid clarity, and elegance of exposition; these essays, many of which are now recognised classics, provide a fascinating and convenient digest of the development of his thought. Professor Skinner has been awarded the Balzan Prize Life Time Achievement Award for Political Thought, History and Theory. Full details of this award can be found at http: //www.balzan.it/News_eng.aspx?ID=2474 |
Contributor Bio(s): Skinner, Quentin: - QUENTIN SKINNER is Regius Professor of Modern History in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ's College. |