Democracy and Dictatorship

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In this important volume Norberto Bobbio examines some of thecentral themes of political theory and presents a systematicexposition of his views. With great astuteness and profoundscholarship, Bobbio unfolds the elements for a general theory ofpolitics. Bobbio's wide-ranging argument is focused on four themes: thedistinction between the public and the private; the concept ofcivil society; differing conceptions of the state and differingways of understanding the legitimacy of state power; and therelation between democracy and dictatorship. Bobbio's discussiondraws on a wealth of theoretical and historical material, fromPlato, Aristotle, Hobbes and Locke to Marx, Weber, Habermas andFoucault. By analysing the development of different languages ofpolitics in relation to changing social and historical contexts,Bobbio deepens our understanding of the concepts we use to describeand evaluate modern political systems.

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Norberto Bobbio

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"In the current landscape there is one figure of outstanding moraland political significance, the Italian philosopher NorbertoBobbio." New Left Review "This book constitutes a marvellous "Introduction" to the studyof politics. A book which does not leave the reader as it found him- it teaches him how to think." La Stampa "[Bobbio shows] clarity and skill in making distinctions ... andshining precision in defining terms and ideas." Corsera
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