The essential guide to recent Italian political and social theory. Over the past several decades, Italian revolutionary politics has offered a model for new forms of political thinking. Radical Thought in Italy continues that tradition by providing an original view of the potential for a radical democratic politics today that speaks not only to the Italian situation but also to...(展开全部)

The essential guide to recent Italian political and social theory. Over the past several decades, Italian revolutionary politics has offered a model for new forms of political thinking. Radical Thought in Italy continues that tradition by providing an original view of the potential for a radical democratic politics today that speaks not only to the Italian situation but also to...(展开全部)

French philosopher Louis Pierre Althusser (1918 -1990) helped define the politico-theoretical conjuncture of pre- and post-1968. Today, there is a recrudescence of interest in his thought, especially in light of his later work, published in English as Philosophy of the Encounter (Verso, 2006). This has led to renewed debates on the reformulation of conflicting notions of materi...(展开全部)

French philosopher Louis Pierre Althusser (1918 -1990) helped define the politico-theoretical conjuncture of pre- and post-1968. Today, there is a recrudescence of interest in his thought, especially in light of his later work, published in English as Philosophy of the Encounter (Verso, 2006). This has led to renewed debates on the reformulation of conflicting notions of materi...(展开全部)

Political scientists often ask themselves what might have been if history had unfolded differently: if Stalin had been ousted as General Party Secretary or if the United States had not dropped the bomb on Japan. Although scholars sometimes scoff at applying hypothetical reasoning to world politics, the contributors to this volume - including James Fearon, Richard Lebow, Margare...(展开全部)

Political scientists often ask themselves what might have been if history had unfolded differently: if Stalin had been ousted as General Party Secretary or if the United States had not dropped the bomb on Japan. Although scholars sometimes scoff at applying hypothetical reasoning to world politics, the contributors to this volume - including James Fearon, Richard Lebow, Margare...(展开全部)

A bold, revisionist account of the political thought of the Italian Renaissance―from Petrarch to Machiavelli―that reveals the all-important role of character in shaping society, both in citizens and in their leaders. Convulsed by a civilizational crisis, the great thinkers of the Renaissance set out to reconceive the nature of society. Everywhere they saw problems. Corrupt and ...(展开全部)

丸山真男（1914-1996年），日本著名政治思想史学者，东京大学名誉教授，并获美国哈佛大学、普林斯顿大学分别授予名誉法学博士和名誉文学博士。其政治学被日本学界称为“丸山政治学”。著有《日本政治思想史研究》（1952年）、《现代政治的思想与行动》（1956-1957年）、《日本的思想》（1961年）、《忠诚与叛逆——转型期日本的精神状态》（1992年）等。 陈力卫，现为日本成城大学教授，译有《风土》（和辻哲郎著），列入商务印书馆“日本学术文库”出版。他同时为“日本学术文库”主编之一。

丸山真男（1914-1996年），日本著名政治思想史学者，东京大学名誉教授，并获美国哈佛大学、普林斯顿大学分别授予名誉法学博士和名誉文学博士。其政治学被日本学界称为“丸山政治学”。著有《日本政治思想史研究》（1952年）、《现代政治的思想与行动》（1956-1957年）、《日本的思想》（1961年）、《忠诚与叛逆——转型期日本的精神状态》（1992年）等。 陈力卫，现为日本成城大学教授，译有《风土》（和辻哲郎著），列入商务印书馆“日本学术文库”出版。他同时为“日本学术文库”主编之一。