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Freedom is power : liberty through political representation

Title
Freedom is power : liberty through political representation / Lawrence Hamilton.
Author
Hamilton, Lawrence, 1972-
Publication
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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x, 231 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"Using the history of political thought and real world political contexts, including South Africa and the recent global financial crisis, this book argues that power is integral to freedom. It demonstrates how freedom depends upon power, and contends that liberty for all citizens is best maintained if conceived as power through political representation. Against those who depoliticize freedom through a romantic conception of 'the people' and faith in supposedly independent judicial and political institutions, Lawrence Hamilton argues that real modern freedom can only be achieved through representative and participative mechanisms that limit domination and empower classes and groups who become disempowered in the conflicts that inevitably pervade politics. This is a sophisticated contribution to contemporary political theory that will be of interest to scholars and students of history, politics, philosophy, economics, sociology, development studies and southern African studies"--
Series Statement
Contemporary political theory
Uniform Title
Contemporary political theory.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-219) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- 1. Freedom from politics -- 2. Freedom through politics -- 3. Power, domination and human needs -- 4. Real modern freedom -- 5. Freedom and representation -- 6. Can and ought our political representatives control the economy? -- Conclusion.
Call Number
JFE 16-6596
ISBN
  • 9781107062962
  • 1107062969
LCCN
  • 2013049907
  • 40024173249
OCLC
867424097
Author
Hamilton, Lawrence, 1972-
Title
Freedom is power : liberty through political representation / Lawrence Hamilton.
Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Contemporary political theory
Contemporary political theory.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-219) and index.
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40024173249
Research Call Number
JFE 16-6596
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