The Concept of Representation

by Hanna Fenichel Pitkin

Book Overview

Being concerned with representation, this book is about an idea, a concept, a word. It is primarily a conceptual analysis, not a historical study of the way in which representative government has evolved, nor yet an empirical investigation of the behavior of contemporary representatives or the expectations voters have about them. Yet, although the book is about a word, it is not about mere words, not merely about words. For the social philosopher,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520021568
• ISBN13: 9780520021563
• Release Date: February 1972
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"