The Descent of Political Theory: The Genealogy of an American Vocation

by John G. Gunnell

Book Overview

This provocative work reveals the origins and development of political theory as it is presently understood--and misunderstood. Tracing the evolution of the field from the nineteenth century to the present, John G. Gunnell shows how current controversies, like those over liberalism or the relationship of theory to practice, are actually the unresolved legacy of a forgotten past. By uncovering this past, Gunnell exposes the forces that animate and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226310817
• ISBN13: 9780226310817
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"