Myth of the Nation and Vision of Revolution

Talmon, Jacob

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“…Whilst coercive class politics was one of the more obvious threats within Berlinian positive liberty theories, it was not the only danger that arose from Rousseau's account of the general will. Talmon and Elie Kedourie also saw Rousseau's account of the conditions of the general will as resulting in a dangerous ideological nationalism (Talmon 1981;). Rousseau was not the only source of nationalism and Kedourie was not so simplistic as to lay all the flaws of nationalist politics at his feet.…”

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Conflict, War and Revolution: The problem of politics in international political thought

Kelly

2022

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Violence and war were ubiquitous features of politics long before the emergence of the modern state system. Since the late 18th century major revolutions across the world have further challenged the idea of the state as a final arbiter of international order. This book discusses ten major thinkers who have questioned and re-shaped how we think about politics, violence and relations between states – Thucydides, Augustine, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Clausewitz, Lenin and Mao, and Schmitt. Conflict, war and revolution have generally been seen in political thought as problems to be managed by stable domestic political communities. In different ways, all the paradigmatic thinkers here acknowledge them instead as inevitable dimensions of human experience, manifested through different ways of acting politically – while yet offering radically distinct answers about how they can be handled. This book dramatically broadens the canon of political thought by considering perspectives on the international system that challenge its historical inevitability and triumph. Each thinker is considered in a free-standing chapter rather than as a placeholder in a debate such as ‘realism versus idealism’. The book broadens international political thought debates by drawing on history, theology, and law as well as philosophy. And Paul Kelly introduces thinkers who challenge fundamentally the ways in which we should think about the nature and scope of political institutions and agents. In doing so the analysis illuminates a myriad of troubling contemporary conflicts with a crucial critical and historical perspective. This book is primarily intended for second year and upwards undergraduate students in general political theory and international theory, and advanced international relations students. Each chapter is also downloadable on its own for use in courses considering only some of the ten theorists covered. Written in an accessible way Conflict, War and Revolution will also interest advanced general readers with interests in the historical thought underpinnings of political ideas and today’s international politics. Detailed reading advice is provided, and advice on how to access open access versions of the key thinkers writing.

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Conflict, War and Revolution: The problem of politics in international political thought

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The Socialist Response to Antisemitism in Imperial Germany

Fischer

2007

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What set antisemites apart from anti-antisemites in Imperial Germany was not so much what they thought about 'the Jews', but what they thought should be done about them. Like most anti-antisemites, German Social Democrats felt that the antisemites had a point but took matters too far. In fact, Socialist anti-antisemitism often did not hinge on the antisemites' anti-Jewish orientation at all. Even when it did, the Socialists' arguments generally did more to consolidate than subvert generally accepted notions regarding 'the Jews'. By focusing on a broader set of perceptions accepted by both antisemites and anti-antisemites and drawing a variety of new sources into the debate, this study offers a startling reinterpretation of seemingly well-rehearsed issues, including the influence of Karl Marx's 'Zur Judenfrage' and the positions of various leading Social Democrats (Franz Mehring,

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Identities, Ideologies, and Interests: Democratization and the Culture of Mass Politics in Spain and Eastern Europe

McDonough

1995

The Journal of Politics

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Myth of the Nation and Vision of Revolution

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Conflict, War and Revolution: The problem of politics in international political thought

Conflict, War and Revolution: The problem of politics in international political thought

The Socialist Response to Antisemitism in Imperial Germany

Identities, Ideologies, and Interests: Democratization and the Culture of Mass Politics in Spain and Eastern Europe

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